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:
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
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:
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:
With 2024 now underway, this is the perfect time to check out our Insights publication.
In case you missed it, Insights highlights what’s on the horizon for employers this year across a range of jurisdictions, including the UK, France, Germany, Hong Kong and US, and provides a regional snapshot of the key hot topics
The global workplace is continuing to evolve, with many businesses experiencing significant and long-lasting change alongside increasingly challenging market conditions.
For an employer considering potential redundancies and reductions in force (RIFs) across multiple jurisdictions, understanding how to navigate the various, complex, legislative frameworks is vital.
Our new practical guide on this topic highlights the key
In March 2023, the Pensions Regulator published guidance for trustees and employers on equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI). The guidance explains what EDI is, why it is important for occupational pension schemes to improve EDI in their trustee boards, and how trustees and employers can do so. For more information on the Regulator’s guidance, please
Our Employment & Benefits team in Hong Kong produce the “Asia Employment Law: Quarterly Review”, a publication covering 15 jurisdictions in Asia.
In this thirty-third edition, they flag and comment on employment law developments during the third quarter of 2021 and highlight some of the major changes on the horizon.
For other recent
Our UK Pensions group are delighted to share details of this year’s annual forum. Usually a half-day event, this year we are trying a different format and running the in-person conference as a virtual series of weekly webinars taking place through the autumn.
If you and your colleagues are free, we’d be delighted if you’d
If you or your colleagues cover US benefits and/or executive compensation, please join Mayer Brown’s Benefits & Compensation University.
By popular demand, we are expanding our annual US Executive Compensation University to include health, welfare and qualified plan issues. During this series of webinars, we will explore benefit and compensation issues in depth and hear