Don’t miss the latest issue of Insights, our publication on employment, benefits and mobility, which is out now. This latest edition features expert views and perspectives from various jurisdictions on key hot topics:
Employment
ICYMI: Insights – Employment | Benefits | Mobility (Q2 2024)
In case you missed it, the latest edition of Insights, our employment, benefits and mobility publication, is now out.
Highlighting key critical topics for businesses, Insights includes perspectives from a range of jurisdictions on topical issues:
Revisiting the unknown unknowns: Settling future employment claims in the UK
In January this year, we reported on a decision from the Scottish Court of Session which held that employers can settle future claims which are unknown at the time of entering into a settlement agreement, even if the basis for the claims has not yet arisen (Bathgate v Technip Singapore Pte Limited): https://www.mayerbrown.com/en/insights/publications/2024/01/the-unknown-unknowns-settling-future-employment-claims-in-the-uk…
‘Sexism in the City’: UK Government will not ban NDAs in sexual harassment cases
The UK Government has responded to the recent ‘Sexism in the City’ report by the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee (the “Report”). Among various recommendations in the Report was an outright ban on the use of non-disclosure agreements (“NDAs“) in sexual harassment cases, but the Government has decided it will not…
Government consultation on proposed changes to TUPE
Last week the Government announced a consultation on proposed changes to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (“TUPE”) to ensure that firms can be confident of their obligations during the process and take advantage of the new regulatory freedom since our departure from the European Union. The consultation is open…
The Federal Trade Commission’s Final Rule on non-competes: The baby or the bathwater?
The latest legal update from our US team considers the FTC’s ‘Final Rule’ on non-compete clauses in the US.
The Final Rule introduces significant changes to non-compete clauses as it provides that, with respect to most workers, it is an “unfair method of competition” for an employer to:
- enter into or attempt to enter into
Changes to tribunal awards, statutory payments and Vento Bands on 6 April 2024: What you need to know
This month, the latest instalment of annual increases relating to the minimum wage, the maximum claim amounts awarded in the Employment Tribunal and other statutory rates takes effect. We set out below the main rates and limits that employers should be aware of.
1. Increase in minimum wage
The national minimum wage increased from £10.42…
Are you ready for the changes to flexible working requests?
From 6 April 2024, the statutory right to request flexible working changed and a new ACAS Code of Practice came into effect.
A summary of the main changes are as follows:
- employees can now make a flexible working request from day one of their employment. This is a change from the previous requirement for an
ICYMI: Insights – Employment | Benefits | Mobility (Q1 2024)
In case you missed it, the latest edition of Insights, our employment, benefits and mobility publication, is now out.
Highlighting some of the challenges and opportunities facing businesses this year, Insights includes perspectives from a range of jurisdictions on topical issues:
The insurance sector responds to the FCA’s non-financial misconduct survey
Firms in the insurance sector have submitted their responses to the FCA’s recent survey into non-financial misconduct and, before too long, other regulated firms may receive similar survey requests.
In this update, we look at the questions the FCA is asking and what we might expect next.