It was great to welcome so many clients to our offices in London and to be part of a wide-ranging event that explored how businesses...
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In the King’s Speech yesterday, King Charles announced the new Labour government’s legislative priorities. The speech unveiled 40 new...
Overview In light of the upcoming UK General Election in July 2024, there is an increasing focus on how the two main political parties...
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On 17 April 2024, the UK Supreme Court, in State for Business and Trade v Mercer, declared that section 146 of the Trade Union and Labour...
The Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered the 36th annual Mais Lecture last week. Her speech, titled “Economic...
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Readers of our ‘Effective Collective’ blog posts will know that we have previously covered the (now) controversial ability of employers...
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In a judgment handed down on 21 November 2023, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that Deliveroo riders are not in an “employment...
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From July 2022, businesses were allowed, for the first time in decades, to use agency workers to replace striking employees. Yesterday,...