General employment and labour market and litigation trends A combination of Brexit and COVID-19 meant that as far as significant employment law developments are concerned, there has been a hiatus in recent years. This has all changed, however, in the last 12 months, in which time the UK ...
Regulations which generally apply and most commonly come as a surprise to small businesses include work permits, restrictions on working hours, rest breaks, risk assessments and insurance implications. The main restrictions governing the employment of teenagers not above compulsory school age are set ...
‘Denise’, employed on a zero-hours contract, had had her regular working hours substantially cut since she had taken time off for a pregnancy-related illness. When she had challenged her employer, pointing out that several new staff had been taken on recently, she was told “we need peopl...
Please join our labour and employment team as we discuss key legal issues and developments from 2023 and look ahead to hot topics affecting UK employers in 2024. We will cover recent legal developments, interpret their impact, and provide recommendations
The 2024 UK general election resulted in a victory for the Labour Party, marking the party’s return to government after 14 years. Prior to this election, the Labour Party set out various proposals that could impact UK employment law significantly. This
ABritish Labour Party lawmakerapologized hours after calling Israel’s new far-right government “fascist” in parliament on Wednesday in a show of how the party is prioritizing a unified pro-Israel stance after years of antisemitism controversy. ...
`Originality in UK Copyright Law: The Old "Skill and Labour" Doctrine Under Pressure', 44 International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law... A Rahmatian - 《Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review》 被引量: 7发表: 2014年 The globalization of law firms: managerial issues Ori...
Where you are permitted to undertake paid employment, there will be a limitation placed on the number of hours that you will be allowed to work each week. In many cases, you will be able to work up to 20 hours a week during term time and full-time during vacation periods, although the...
“Plan to Make Work Pay”, which were endorsed in its election manifesto. While it is not clear at this stage which proposals will be included in a new Employment Rights Bill, Labour’s Plan to Make Work Pay included proposals on banning “exploitative” zero hours contracts and fire and ...
The Labour government dreams of kick-starting a housebuilding boom, but the construction sector relies heavily on migrants to plug a skills gap Thursday, 12 December, 2024 UK Statistics Authority Fallout from breakdown of UK labour force survey spreads ...