Whilst the Summer of Employment Law Consultation is unlikely to live in the memory like the Summer of Love, it is certainly an accurate description for those looking at how the employment law landscape is likely to change and impact…
Employment law is constantly changing and keeping up with those changes can be a constant challenge for businesses. Whether it’s getting ready for the changes implementing the Government’s Good Work plan, understanding the very latest on how employers should be…
In Poland this week, a branch of Ikea is facing a public backlash for dismissing an employee for anti-LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender) comments. Poland’s conservative government is claiming Ikea may have broken the law by discriminating against Catholics. …
Following the start of the #metoo campaign in 2017 and the high profile cases involving sexual harassment at work allegations including Harvey Weinstein, Phillip Green and the Presidents Club, serious questions have, quite rightly, been asked as to whether there…
Employment lawyers have been waiting with interest for the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Tillman v Egon Zehnder. The case involved the wording and enforceability of a non-compete clause in a contract of employment. The decision had…
If organisations want to recruit and retain the best staff for their business, then they must understand the needs of working parents and their policies and workplace culture should reflect that. Many companies now offer full pay to staff on…
Matt Jenkin, Moorcrofts Employment Partner will speak at the next educational, engaging and enjoyable Howden Employee Benefits Employment Seminar. The free to attend seminar will be held on Tuesday 4 June from 9:00 AM until 12:30 PM at the world-famous…
The recent decision of the ECJ in the case of Federacion de Servicios de Comisiones Obreras v Deutsche Bank SA likely passed many employers by and for those who did see it, it may well have been written off as…
The Government’s latest announced consultation on pregnancy and maternity discrimination has seen headlines such “Pregnant Women to get more job protection”, but what does it mean in practice. Currently, under the Maternity and Parental Leave Etc Regulations 1999 (MAPLE for…
Matt Jenkin, Moorcrofts Employment Partner will speak at the first of a new series of educational, engaging and enjoyable employment seminars by Howden Employee Benefits. The free to attend seminar will be held on Wednesday 6 February from 9:00 AM…