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From smart drugs to ketamine, substance use is no longer just a concern for safety-critical industries. In this episode of our Employment Essentials podcast, Partners Jonathan Chamberlain and Anna Fletcher explore the growing presence of drugs in white-collar workplaces and share practical advice for employers.
Drawing on recent research, including a 2025 Bupa survey revealing that over one-third of employees have engaged in or witnessed substance abuse or addictive behaviours during working hours, Jonathan and Anna unpack the legal, cultural, and operational implications of this trend.
The episode covers:
· The surprising prevalence of drug use in professional settings
· The blurred lines between recreational use and workplace impairment
· Legal risks of enforcing zero-tolerance policies
· The role of workplace culture and stress in fuelling addiction
· Disability protections under the Equality Act and how they apply to addiction
Whether you're considering implementing a drug policy or supporting employees through addiction, this episode offers practical guidance for employers navigating this complex issue.
You can find this episode and the accompanying transcript on our website: https://gowlg.co/46P68o1
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How does terminating employment contracts vary between different jurisdictions?
Our global employment lawyers discuss the key issues and differences in termination in China, Germany and the UK in the next episode of our 'Employment law in China' podcast series.
Lawyers Le Rong (China), Annette Knoth (Germany) and Jonathan Chamberlain (UK) explore terminating contracts in detail including the different types of employment contracts, severance payments, probationary periods and more.
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Who owns IP rights in an employee relationship? And how do these rights differ between employment law in China, Germany and North America?
Andrew Bratt, Head of the National Labour Employment Law Practice in Gowling WLG Canada, hosts the next episode of our 'Employment law in China' series, and is joined by guests Annette Knoth, Head of Labour and Employment in our Frankfurt office, and Elliot Papageorgiou, Head of IP Strategy and Enforcement in China.
They discuss the complex landscape of IP rights in employment, delving into key issues that may affect your business, including:
- Employees' rights to remuneration for an invention created
- How to avoid disputes over remuneration policies
- How to affectively compensate employees for their inventions, whether it be a patent or trade secret.
- How companies can protect their trade secrets
You can find this episode and the accompanying transcript on our website: https://gowlg.co/3AsW3Pr
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What does employment law in China really look like and what do you need to know before starting an employment relationship in China?
We explore these key points in our new podcast series 'Employment law in China'. In this episode, Jonathan Chamberlain is joined by Annette Knoth who heads our German Labour and Employment practice in Frankfurt, and Vivian Desmonts, Co-Managing Partner of our Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing offices.
They discuss the particularities of Chinese employment law and employing people in China, exploring key issues including:
- Oversees companies with operations in China
- Taxation considerations when sending employees to China
- Employing consultants and freelancers
- Employee rights
You can find this episode and the accompanying transcript on our website: https://gowlg.co/3X2hW0F
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Labour's New Deal for Working People has brought a whole host of legislative changes to employment law, some of the most radical in decades, to tackle exploitative practices and enhance employment rights.
For businesses and employers, this means a myriad of changes and policies to come to terms with, and fairly quickly, with the Employment Rights Bill expected to be introduced within 100 days of the new Parliament.
Our Head of UK Employment, Labour and Equalities team Jonathan Chamberlain, sits down with Partner Anna Fletcher to discuss the two new bills: the Employment Rights Bill and the Draft Equality (Race and Disability) Bill, and what the new governmental policies and legislations mean for businesses, employers, and employees.
We also discuss the recent employment law changes in more detail in this article: https://gowlg.co/3WutY1z
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Employment partner Jonathan Chamberlain is joined by Bernardine Adkins, head of our EU, Trade and Competition team, to discuss the CMA's new guidance to support employers in compliance with competition law and reduce the potential for anti-competitive practices in labour markets.
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After employment contracts, settlement agreements are one of the most common contracts that employers deal with but are you meeting the legal requirements? Are you protecting the business properly with due consideration? Spoiler alert: Consideration is one of the issues not to miss! Join us in this session for an update on the most common pitfalls when preparing settlement agreements.
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Monitoring staff at work is a legal minefield. Navigating it in compliance with data protection principles has been made all the more difficult with ICO guidance being buried in the depths of an out-of-date employment practices code. Luckily, the ICO has been busy updating many of its online resources; one such release is the "Employment practices: monitoring at work draft guidance" intended to help employers understand their data protection obligations. But what exactly are those obligations? Has anything changed since the last guidance was issued? Tune into this session to find out.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been touted as the Next Big Thing in HR. Indeed, it's already here. Or is it, really? And what does it mean for employment law and the employment relationship in any event? When you look beyond the hype, it is clear there are still profound questions that need answering and pitfalls to avoid. After all, to err is human: but to really foul up requires a computer…
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For the final instalment of this TUPE Tuesday podcast series, Siobhan Bishop, PSL principal associate in our Employment, Labour & Equalities team, explores the Retained EU law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022-2023 and what it might mean for TUPE.
We'll also be looking ahead to potential developments and changes on the horizon to prepare you for the new year.
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Our TUPE Tuesday podcast series, exploring the latest developments from the Employment Appeal Tribunal, continues this week with a look at share incentive plans.
Siobhan Bishop, PSL principal associate in our Employment, Labour & Equalities team, explores the case of Ponticelli UK Ltd v Gallagher.
The case deals with a TUPE transfer and whether rights to participate in a share incentive plan, which were under a collateral contract, transferred under TUPE.
You can find this episode and the accompanying transcript on our website: gowlg.co/3Vwsd1B
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Our TUPE Tuesday podcast series explores significant developments from the Employment Appeal Tribunal from the past year to keep you in the loop with the latest TUPE news.
Siobhan Bishop, a PSL principal associate in our Employment, Labour and Equalities team, explores this issue of a Service Provision Change and whether the activities pre and post transfer were fundamentally the same, in the case of Tuitt v London Borough of Richmond Thames.
The case concerns what happened when Broadland terminated its CCTV monitoring contract with the local authority.
You can find this episode and the accompanying transcript on our website: gowlg.co/3OoX65O
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As the year draws to a close, we are here to provide you with an update and the information you need to start the new year. There have been some significant TUPE developments from the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Our TUPE Tuesday podcast series will bring you up to speed on the latest updates, the implications of recent cases, and the potential new developments that are likely to come next year.
In this week's podcast, Siobhan Bishop, a PSL Prinicpal Associate in our Employment, Labour & Equalities team, takes a look at the case of Clark v Middleton, where the Employment Appeal Tribunal considers TUPE Information and Consultation claims where there had been a settlement with the Transferee (using a COT3).
You can find this episode and the accompanying transcript on our website: gowlg.co/3EwmzqA
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What's been happening in employment law? Here are our top picks of the latest employment law developments from an unusually busy summer that may affect your business.
You can find our Employment Essentials article here: https://gowlingwlg.com/en/insights-resources/articles/2022/employment-essentials-september-2022/
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It's been another busy year for employment law, with COVID-19 continuing to dominate 2021. 'No jab, no job' and 'hybrid working' were the buzz phrases of the year, replacing 'homeworking' and 'furlough' from 2020, although homeworking is making a last minute sprint finish as we approach the end of December.
The modern workplace is continuing to evolve and uncertainty remains, with new COVID-19 variants emerging and Government announcements being made. But as the year draws to a close, our Employment team encourages you to sit back in front of the telly with a light heart (well, as much as one can muster in the midst of a global pandemic at least) and reflect on this past year's notable cases with our annual review.
Read our employment case law picks from the last 12 months and find out what came out on top in our 2021 awards: https://gowlg.co/3yUDwqo
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A widespread implementation of post-pandemic hybrid working models is changing what employers and employees require from their office spaces.
With most people looking to continue spending at least some of their time working from home, but employers still recognising the benefits of being in the office, flexibility is a key priority.
In this final episode of our Return to the Office podcast series, Real Estate partner Felicity Lindsay joins Anna Fletcher to discuss what the future may hold for offices and how the role of a physical workplace will continue to change.
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While some employers will be expecting employees to be back in the office full-time once the UK's pandemic restrictions have lifted, many will look to adopt a hybrid working model, where employees' time is split between home and the office.
While these hybrid models will vary from business to business, there are some considerations that all employers will need to make in relation to tax for this new way of working – such as tax relief, travel costs and expenses.
In this the second episode of our 'Return to the Office' podcast series, Anna Fletcher is joined by corporate finance and tax partner Zoe Fatchen to discuss the tax issues employers should be thinking about in a post-pandemic workplace.
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Health and safety has always been a priority for employers, but it's never been more important than now.
With COVID-19 restrictions lifting and employees slowly making their return to the office, there are new considerations and issues that employers need to take into account to ensure that their workplaces are COVID-safe. And the implications of getting this wrong could be severe.
In this second episode of our 'Return to the Office' podcast series, Anna Fletcher is joined by partner and Health & Safety expert, Andrew Litchfield, to discuss everything that employers need to know to ensure that their return to the workplace runs smoothly and safely.
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With the end of COVID-19 restrictions in sight, many businesses and their employees will be returning to the office within the next few months.
While some employers will expect their workforce to be back full-time, others will adopt a hybrid way of working with employees' time split between the office and home.
This presents an array of challenges and issues that employers need to prepare for to ensure safety in the workplace, as well as business continuity.
This podcast series, brought to you by Gowling WLG's Employment team, discusses the key issues and how employers should address them to make sure their return to the office runs smoothly.
In this first episode, legal director Anna Fletcher is joined by partner Jocelyn Paulley from our Data Protection team.
Jocelyn will be discussing the key considerations that employers need to focus on in terms of data protection compliance in this new workplace and how to make sure that confidential information remains secure.
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Getting to grips with the changes that have been brought in as a result of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) for all FCA regulated businesses is not easy.
In a series of six podcasts, we've brought together our employment and financial regulation experts to simplify this area and explain clearly what those working within legal, risk, compliance, HR and operations need to think about at each stage of the employment cycle when it comes to complying with the SMCR.
In this sixth episode, we cover the ever present question of culture.
You can find a transcript for this episode on our website:
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Getting to grips with the changes that have been brought in as a result of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) for all FCA regulated businesses is not easy.
In a series of six podcasts, we've brought together our employment and financial regulation experts to simplify this area and explain clearly what those working within legal, risk, compliance, HR and operations need to think about at each stage of the employment cycle when it comes to complying with the SMCR.
This is a bonus episode where we discuss running an effective investigation in an SMCR context.
You can find a transcript for this episode on our website:
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Getting to grips with the changes that have been brought in as a result of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) for all FCA regulated businesses is not easy.
In a series of six podcasts, we've brought together our employment and financial regulation experts to simplify this area and explain clearly what those working within legal, risk, compliance, HR and operations need to think about at each stage of the employment cycle when it comes to complying with the SMCR.
In this fifth episode, we cover the importance of wellbeing in creating a healthy culture.
Missed the first episode? Listen to 'The employment lifecycle through a SMCR lens: Recruitment', in which we start at the beginning of the SMCR cycle, exploring all things recruitment: https://bit.ly/2SSgbBx
You can find a transcript for this episode on our website:
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Getting to grips with the changes that have been brought in as a result of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) for all FCA regulated businesses is not easy.
In a series of six podcasts, we've brought together our employment and financial regulation experts to simplify this area and explain clearly what those working within legal, risk, compliance, HR and operations need to think about at each stage of the employment cycle when it comes to complying with the SMCR.
In this fourth episode, we cover the issues that might arise on termination of employment.
You can find a transcript for this episode on our website:
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Getting to grips with the changes that have been brought in as a result of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) for all FCA regulated businesses is not easy.
In a series of six podcasts, we've brought together our employment and financial regulation experts to simplify this area and explain clearly what those working within legal, risk, compliance, HR and operations need to think about at each stage of the employment cycle when it comes to complying with the SMCR.
In this third episode, we cover the topical issue of whistleblowing.
You can find a transcript for this episode on our website:
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Getting to grips with the changes that have been brought in as a result of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) for all FCA regulated businesses is not easy.
In a series of six podcasts, we've brought together our employment and financial regulation experts to simplify this area and explain clearly what those working within legal, risk, compliance, HR and operations need to think about at each stage of the employment cycle when it comes to complying with the SMCR.
In this second episode, we shine a light on the issues that can arise during the employment relationship.
Missed the first episode? Listen to 'The employment lifecycle through a SMCR lens: Recruitment', in which we start at the beginning of the SMCR cycle, exploring all things recruitment: https://bit.ly/2SSgbBx
You can find a transcript for this episode on our website:
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This podcast series will shine a light on the issues from a SMCR perspective that might arise at each stage in the employment cycle. Our first podcast starts at the beginning of that cycle looking at recruitment.
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Gender reassignment in the workplace is a complex issue which requires careful and sensitive handling by employers. Liz Wood and Siobhan Bishop discuss who is protected, examples of discrimination, Gender Recognition certificates and how to calculate pension entitlement.
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Menopause and other non-visible conditions can be difficult for employees and employers to deal with in the workplace. Vivienne Reeve and Siobhan Bishop discuss the impact on employees, policies, whether the symptoms may amount to a disability and best practice to encourage a supportive workplace.
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What employment law changes are coming down the tracks in 2020 and beyond? Anna Fletcher and Siobhan Bishop discuss the Good Work Plan, future employment law changes will what they mean for organisations.
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We look at the latest whistleblowing developments in the Jhuti case and its impact on disciplinary and grievance hearings and policies and training. Simon Stephen and Siobhan Bishop also discuss developing a good whistleblowing culture, overcoming obstacles and putting whistleblowing at the heart of corporate governance and risk management.
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Our legal team provides the Employment Essentials: 5 Lessons from November 2019.
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Our legal team provides the Employment Essentials: 5 Lessons from October 2019
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The historic Supreme Court hearing and judgment on the proroguing of Parliament was hands down the case of the month. Despite the continuing Brexit uncertainty, employment law developments continue. Gowling WLG's employment, labour & equalities experts bring you the latest top five employment law developments that may affect your business.
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August is traditionally a quiet month for legal developments as Parliament and the Senior Courts' judges are on their summer holidays. Nevertheless, employment law developments continue. This month our pick of the latest developments and how they might impact your business are:
- Holiday Pay for term-time only workers not subject to pro rata reduction
- Whistleblowing: expanding protection to anticipated protected disclosures
- Data Protection
- GDPR: Employer in Greece fined €150,000 for incorrectly relying on 'consent' to process employee data
- Data Subject Access Requests: time limits
- Constructive unfair dismissal: the importance of getting your pleadings right
- Cycle to work schemes & cycling inspired management tips
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We discuss the recent developments in the National Minimum Wage arena and how they affect your organisation. Jane Fielding and Siobhan Bishop also cover the risks, enforcement and some of the tricky issues when calculating the NMW in practice.
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In this podcast we discuss drafting employment contracts, focusing on some of the tricky issues at the start and end of the employment relationship. We cover how to avoid the pitfalls with references, contract variation, termination and bad leavers clauses.
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It is one year into the GDPR regime but what are the next steps for organisations? We discuss the developments over the last year, the lessons to be learned and what priorities employers should concentrate on next.
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Our Employment Labour & Equalities team picks a fresh five lessons for July from the month's judgments and the plethora of announced proposed future legislation changes announced in the final days of Theresa May's premiership.
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In this podcast we discuss the IR35 changes coming in April 2020. We cover HMRC's response to the consultation, what we can learn from IR35 in the public sector and how private sector organisations can prepare now.
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Restrictive covenants are a key tool for organisations to protect the business when an employee leaves. However, it is vital the drafting goes no further than reasonably necessary to protect a legitimate business interest. If they are drafted too widely, they are unenforceable. Martin Chitty and Siobhan Bishop discuss the landmark case of Tillman v Egon Zehnder and the practical implications for drafting and enforcing restrictive covenants.
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Gowling WLG's employment, labour & equalities experts bring you the top five employment law developments from June 2019 that may affect your business.
Here are our five significant employment law developments you should be aware of this month - what they are and how they might impact your business.
- Disability discrimination: perceived disability, progressive conditions & meaning of day-to-day activities
- Changing terms and unionised workforces
- Holiday pay & overtime revisited
- Right to privacy and use of personal e-mails in decision to dismiss
- Reinstatement and re-engagement orders do not impose an absolute obligation on the employer to do so
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Gowling WLG's employment, labour & equalities experts bring you the latest top five employment law developments that may affect your business.
Here are our five significant employment law developments you should be aware of this month - what they are and how they might impact your business.
- Employers are not required to match enhanced maternity pay for fathers taking shared parental leave
- Working time: Employers must have a system for measuring daily working hours of their workers
- Disability discrimination: knowledge of disability
- Disability discrimination: Withdrawal of overseas job posting due to health concerns NOT disability discrimination
- Unfair dismissal and religious proselytizing
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Gowling WLG's experts bring you five significant employment law developments you should be aware of this month - what they are and how they might impact your business
- Disability discrimination: reasonable adjustments and employer's failure to follow its own stated policy.
- TUPE: on employer's insolvency arrears of equal pay can be claimed from the NIF with liability for excess passing to transferee.
- Vicarious liability: employer not liable for injury at work's party.
- Government resurrects plans for cap on public sector exit payments.
- Discrimination - injury to feelings award bands uprated.
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Gowling WLG's employment, labour & equalities experts bring you the latest top five employment law developments that may affect your business.
Here are our five significant employment law developments you should be aware of this month - what they are and how they might impact your business
- Court of Appeal guidance on use of suspensions
- Misconduct subject to police investigation
- Rest breaks under the Working Time Regulations
- Discrimination arising from disability
- The numbers to know - April changes to compensation limits and statutory pay rates
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This podcast covers how the recent TUPE case law has developed over the past year, focusing on 3 TUPE cases which deal with some of the most common scenarios which occur in practice. We consider the impact of the cases on organisations in terms of dealing with transactions and employees in a TUPE context.
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Gowling WLG's employment, labour & equalities experts bring you the latest top five employment law developments that may affect your business.
- Direct Discrimination: comparators and 'material difference'
- TUPE: Dismissal ostensibly for dysfunctional working relationship was TUPE-related
- Trade union statutory recognition: admissibility assessed at date of CAC decision
- Whistleblowing: complaint about false rumours potentially a qualifying disclosure
- Equal pay: Asda claimants overcome corporate structure hurdle
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Approximately 1 in 5 of the working population has a disability according to statistics produced by the Department of Work and Pensions. In this podcast we focus on some of the issues concerning the working population with disability and how employers should respond both in terms of encouraging an inclusive workforce and making reasonable adjustments at work. We cover the Government's position, guidance for employers, the triggers for making reasonable adjustments and how employers can support employees.
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What to expect in 2019? Which employment law changes are coming into force in 2019? Which 2020 legislative changes do employers need to make plans for? Which 2019 court decisions will change the employment law landscape?
Despite Brexit's near monopoly of Parliamentary and legislative draftsmen's time, the Government did find time to publish its 'Good Work Plan' in December. The plans set out are more a tweak of employment laws over the next two years rather than a major reform. Nevertheless, it does offer some real improvements aimed at protecting more vulnerable workers.
In our first podcast of 2019, and accompanying article, we discuss 2019's hot employment law topics that employers need to have on their radar.
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Although Brexit has been and remains top priority for the legislative draftsmen, the tribunals and courts have brought us significant employment and equalities legal developments. For now, we leave the Brexit uncertainty aside and instead reflect on our pick of the 2018 employment cases and developments to remember.
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This month Gowling WLG's employment, labour & equalities experts discuss their pick of November's top five employment law developments that may affect your business:
- Unfair dismissal & employees entitled to PHI payments
- Disability discrimination & excluded conditions
- Holiday leave: use it or lose it?
- Non-disclosure agreements remain in the spotlight
- April 2019 increases to statutory pay rates announced
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Gowling WLG's employment, labour & equalities experts pick October's top five employment law developments that may affect your business.
- Budget 2018 Employment implications: the what and when
- Whistleblowing: NEDs personally liable to whistleblower for post dismissal losses
- Employer's vicarious liability in the 21st century
- Disability discrimination: job description not in itself a PCP
- Consultation on ethnicity pay reporting
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Gowling WLG's employment, labour & equalities experts bring you the latest top five employment law developments that may affect your business from a continuing rise in tribunal claim numbers to a galaxy far, far away…
- Tribunal claim numbers beginning to return to pre-fees levels
- Victimisation and the bad faith defence
- Only temporary workers protected under the AWR
- Post transfer change held not related to the transfer
- A reference from a galaxy far, far away…
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There was a significant change to the tax treatment of payments in lieu of notice on 6 April 2018. This podcast looks at the effect of the post-employment notice pay (PENP) change, the impact on the £30,000 tax free exemption and other tax developments. What should employers be doing? What do employers need to be aware of and what are the pitfalls?
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This podcast focuses on some of the issues and risks surrounding sexual harassment in the workplace, especially in light of publicity around allegations of sexual harassment by senior individuals, recent social media campaigns and non disclosure agreements (NDAs).
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Gowling WLG's employment, labour & equalities experts bring you the latest top five employment law developments that may affect your business.
- Sleeping on the job & NMW take 2
- Beyond belief: commercial concern not a philosophical belief
- Vanishing act: successful internal appeal makes dismissal vanish, but take care in communicating decision
- Time shifting: when do statutory notice periods need to be added to qualifying service for an unfair dismissal claim?
- Home Office launches toolkit for employers to support EU Settlement Scheme
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In this podcast we are discuss some of latest developments in unfair dismissal from the initial stages of suspension, right through the investigation and ultimately to dismissal.
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There are some tricky issues relating to recruitment arising out of the introduction of the new GDPR rules, which came into force on 25 May 2018. This podcast looks at the impact of the GDPR on pre-employment medicals, criminal convictions and equal opportunities monitoring.
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Gowling WLG's employment, labour & equalities experts bring you the latest top five employment law developments that may affect your business.
- 'Mutuality of obligation' and employment status – what does it matter?
- Whistleblowing: what amounts to disclosure of 'information'
- Dismissing an employee for failing to prove a continued right to work and the right to appeal
- Suspensions and zero-hour contracts: avoid an own goal
- Misconduct does need to necessarily amount to gross misconduct for a fair dismissal
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In City of York Council v Grosset, the Court of Appeal has explored the nature of discrimination arising from disability and how it fits with both unfair dismissal and the duty to make reasonable adjustments.
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In May we have another significant development in the growing body of case law concerning discrimination arising from disability increasing the potential for employers to fall foul of this legal concept, a reminder of where we are now on third party harassment, dress codes and zero hours contracts and of course the most 'e-mailed' about legal development of recent years, the coming into force of the GDPR.
Here, our employment law experts bring you the key developments from May and explain how they might impact your business.
- Discrimination arising from disability: knowledge of consequences of disability not required
- Government guidance on dress codes a bit too back to basics.
- Can an employer's inaction in the face of third party harassment itself amount to harassment?
- Zero-hours employee employed on 'same type of contract' as full-time comparator?
- The GDPR and new Data Protection Act 2018 have arrived.
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Our monthly Employment Essentials insight is here.
Here are our five significant employment law developments you should be aware of this month – what they are and how they might impact your business.
- Do employers need to match enhanced maternity pay for fathers taking Shared Parental Leave? Uncertainty continues
- When does contractual notice of termination served by post take effect?
- Employer imposed contractual changes: the difficulty of relying on implied acceptance
- Clarification of ACAS early conciliation 'stop the clock' provisions
- Right to itemised pay statements to be extended to all workers
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Gowling WLG's employment, labour & equalities experts bring you the latest top five employment law developments that may affect your business.
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Gowling WLG's employment, labour & equalities team discuss the five significant employment law developments from February.
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There is a double edged sword in whistleblowing claims. A co-worker who has victimised a colleague may be personally liable and employers can be vicariously liable where their employees victimise a whistleblowing colleague. Our podcast focuses on detriment claims in a whistleblowing context and how this is having a more significant impact than expected. We also discuss the steps employers and individuals can take to protect against legal claims.
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What is on your agenda for the coming year? 2018 will be another year dominated by Brexit's large shadow. Nevertheless, the fast pace of employment law developments is showing no signs of slowing down. Whether it's the new data protection regime, gender pay gap reporting, employment status or working time, the year ahead is certainly going to be significant for employment law.
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The new GDPR regime from 25 May 2018 carries very onerous penalties and some material changes from the current Data Protection laws in the UK.
Are you ready for that change? For example, do you know if you will be able to rely on consent to process employee data? Are your contracts with your payroll and OH providers GDPR compliant?
Our podcast focuses on the employment aspects of the GDPR and covers the five key steps HR teams can take now to make sure that by 25 May 2018 they are ready to work within the GDPR regime.
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A year dominated by the shadow of Brexit. Despite legislative developments being placed firmly in Brexit's shadow, the courts have made this a landmark year for employment law. The defeat of the Government's 2013 introduction of tribunal fees is now a constitutional law case study being taught to thousands of law students around the country.
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Jane Fielding discusses with Santiago Botella Vivo, an expert in Spanish employment law, the main things UK employers need to know if they're considering starting up operations in Spain. Spoiler alert : it's a lot less flexible than the UK.
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We will be talking about the first Court of Appeal decision on what "in the public interest" means in deciding whether a person makes a disclosure that gives them whistle-blower protection.
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Listen as I and my colleagues Vivienne Reeve and Zoe Fatchen discuss our first impressions of the Taylor Review, the document which is expected to set the labour market policy agenda for years to come. Damp squib or dynamite? Join the conversation.
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With the so-called gig economy and the Taylor Review rarely out of the news (the latter even making the Queen's Speech) Jonathan Chamberlain's session at our recent semi-annual employment update seminar about the latest developments in this area was very timely. In this podcast, he sets out where we are now in the blizzard of cases and reviews and shares his thoughts on the future of employment status. What will the employment relationship look like in the UK?
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Dress codes are a perpetual source of uncertainty for employers, and they're a particularly hot topic at the moment, thanks to the recent ECJ decision on headscarves and the MPs' debate on high heels at work.
Alice Loughney, an Associate in the Employment, Labour and Equalities Team, unpicked some of the key tricky issues at our recent employment law seminar, and in this podcast she gives an overview of the main points for employers to watch out for when designing their workplace dress codes. How far can an employer go in specifying how employees present at work, while staying within the law?
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April 2015 saw the reshaping of family-friendly leave with the birth of Shared Parental Leave (ShPL). A mother can elect to curtail their maternity leave period two weeks after giving birth. She can then elect to convert the unused portion of that leave, so that up to 50 weeks' statutory leave and 37 weeks' statutory pay can be shared between both parents. BUT can employers offer enhanced contractual maternity pay to mothers for those 50 weeks, but only statutory shared parental pay to fathers?
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In this podcast, Jonathan Chamberlain looks at the risks and options for a Partnership or LLP on a team moves, international issues and securing compensation.
Partners and individual LLP members also need to understand the rights and obligations on a team move.
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In this podcast on LLPs and Partnerships, we look at the risks and options when someone leaves a Partnership or LLP.
Partners and individual LLP members also need to understand the rights and obligations arising from membership and also how and why they might want to exit such a structure.
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With religious discrimination at the forefront of the news following the recent ruling by the European court, our employment experts Jane Fielding and Vivienne Reeve discuss two recent European cases and the impact they could have for UK employers.
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In this podcast, Martin Chitty and Jonathan Chamberlain discuss the new rules for trade unions and industrial action and what it will mean in practice.
If you find yourself working with trade unions, it is vital to understand the structure of trade union law and how it works as well as what the new provisions mean.
The podcast covers:
- Overview of how the law has evolved to understand the structure of current trade union law.
- The latest trade union law changes; what they are; why they were introduced and what impact they will have
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In this podcast on LLPs and Partnerships, we cover the employment status of LLP members and Partners, why it matters and recommendations to minimise risks for the business.
In this podcast, we cover ill health and sickness management. With sickness and absence costs amounting to £9.3 billion per year*, this is a significant commercial and practical issue for employers and employees. So, what can employers do to improve productivity, efficiency and manage risk? Members of our Employment, Labour & Equalities team consider the five main pitfalls for managing sickness absence:
- Problematic policies
- Ropy records
- Contract concerns
- Dubious dismissals and
- Awkward adjustments.
*HSE (Health and Safety Executive) Cost to Britain Model 2014/2015 for illness (excluding injuries) http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/cost.htm
Does your business use flexible labour? If so, can it take a 10% hike in its payroll costs?
If not, listen to this podcast. Jonathan Chamberlain and Jane Fielding discuss the renewed activity in the courts, regulation, and press and public focus in this area. They look at the Uber & Citysprint cases and ask what all this means for the bottom line. They suggest steps your business can take if it finds itself next in the media spotlight, the Court lists or the regulators' cross-hairs.
In this podcast, we cover the key employment issues affecting businesses setting up or expanding in the UK, whether from the US or elsewhere. We discuss the 'must know' areas for any General Counsel, HR Director, or anyone responsible for implementing a UK strategy on the ground. Members of our Employment, Labour & Equalities team consider the Top 10 issues to consider when employing staff in the UK, ensuring compliance and protecting your business.
Last year saw many important announcements with regards to employment law. As 2017 moves into its second month, we are now starting to see these changes come to light, meaning lots of change can be expected for employers and employees in the coming months.
Whether it's the gender pay gap, apprenticeship levy or Brexit, the year ahead is certainly going to be significant for employment law. But what does it all mean and how does it impact employers?
In our first podcast of 2017 our employment experts discuss the major developments that employers should be aware of and what it means for businesses in the UK.
In this industrial action podcast, Martin Chitty, partner in the UK Employment team and Caron Gosling, director in the team discuss Trade Unions, trade disputes and strikes with a focus on what steps employers can take to respond to these issues.
In this TUPE & pensions podcast, Louise Clifford and Caron Gosling, Directors in the Employment & Equalities Team and Liz Wood, Director in the Combined Human Resources Solutions (CHRS) Team discuss the latest changes in some key areas affecting organisations involved in a TUPE transfer.
In this TUPE Club: Doing the deal podcast, Jane Fielding, Partner in the UK Employment & Equalities Team and Caron Gosling, Director in the Team discuss some key legal issues and solutions in an outsourcing scenario with a keen practical and commercial focus. Service Provision Change situations can be particularly complex due to the nature of the deal and the balancing of different, usually conflicting, commercial interests.
In this Whistleblowing podcast: Where the law meets psychology, Mark Greenburgh, partner in the Employment & Equalities team and Dr Michael Drayton, a management consultant, coach and clinical psychologist from Opus Performance discuss some key legal and psychological issues for individuals and organisations in the complex area of whistleblowing.
In this podcast: "What the new Conservative government means for employers", we discuss what employers face from the new Conservative Government.
In this podcast Paul Carberry and Andrea Bull discuss the recent defined contribution pension reforms and changes in public sector pensions and Fair Deal.
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In this podcast Laura Clark and Vivienne Reeve discuss tackling discrimination in the workplace.
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In this Mental Health podcast, we look at the challenges faced by organisations in dealing with mental health issues.
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In this podcast, Vivienne Reeve, an associate in our Employment & Equalities Team, looks at the main legal obligations for employers when dealing with an employee who is, or may be, classed as disabled and those with mental ill health.
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In this podcast, TUPE & Outsourcing: 10 years on, Jane Fielding, Partner in our UK Employment, Labour & Equalities team and Hannah Swindle, Principal Associate in the team, discuss the risks in the constantly developing area of TUPE and outsourcing.
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In this TUPE podcast, Jane Fielding, Partner in our UK Employment, Labour & Equalities team and Hannah Swindle, Principal Associate in the team, discuss three of the perennial risk areas on a TUPE Transfer.
- Who is really assigned?
- How do you avoid the pitfall of informing and consulting under TUPE?
- What should you do about benefits that cannot be replicated post transfer?
These issues can give rise to some of the most significant legal and commercial challenges and have a material impact on the negotiation and delivery of a deal.
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