Damian Babic

3 weeks ago | jdsupra.com | Jacob Alston |Damian Babic |Katie Barnes

[co-author: Karrissa Webster]In this issue, we discuss the UK government’s various significant amendments to the Employment Rights Bill; a Court of Appeal ruling that highlights the challenges for employers in balancing competing beliefs in the workplace; the decision by the FCA and PRA to drop their proposed diversity and inclusion rules for regulated firms; and the government’s efforts to counter noncompliance with employment rights and taxation by umbrella companies.

Oct 15, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jacob Alston |Damian Babic |Helena Derbyshire

On 10 October 2024, the UK government published its Employment Rights Bill. This bill includes many of the measures previously set out in the Labour Party’s “Plan to Make Work Pay” and the King’s Speech. See our July 2024 UK Employment Flash article. The government has described the bill as taking a “pro-business, pro-worker” approach.

Oct 14, 2024 | lexology.com | Helena Derbyshire |Damian Babic |Jacob Alston

On 10 October 2024, the UK government published its Employment Rights Bill. This bill includes many of the measures previously set out in the Labour Party’s “Plan to Make Work Pay” and the King’s Speech. See our July 2024 UK Employment Flash article. The government has described the bill as taking a “pro-business, pro-worker” approach.

Oct 8, 2024 | lexology.com | Helena Derbyshire |Damian Babic |Miranda Iyer

A new duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent the sexual harassment of their employees takes effect on 26 October 2024. The Current RulesWhile an employer can be vicariously liable for harassment committed by its employees in the course of their employment, it has a defence against a harassment claim if it can show that it has taken all reasonable steps to prevent the harassment. This is a high bar.

Jul 29, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jacob Alston |Damian Babic |Helena Derbyshire

[co-author: Annabella Deane]In this issue we discuss the new Labour government’s proposals to strengthen protections for employees; an Employment Appeal Tribunal decision that affirmed that an employee’s waiver of future claims that were unknown at the time of the waiver can be enforced; and updated guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission on prevention of sexual harassment in the workplace.