Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 4 Apr 2022
On 1 April 2022 the UK Health Security Agency published new guidance for employers in England, replacing the previous "Working safely" Guidance Notes…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 1 Apr 2022
A recent EAT judgment in Guardian News and Media Ltd v Rozanov highlights how the Press may be able to rely on the principle of open justice to…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 18 Mar 2022
Recent data suggests that the number of companies voluntarily disclosing ethnicity pay gap data has declined sharply, bolstering calls for a…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 9 Mar 2022
The recent tribunal ruling in Jones v JP Morgan Securities plc illustrates how a financial services employer’s position on providing a regulatory…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 9 Mar 2022
The Employment Tribunal in Macken v BNP Paribas has recently given its remedy judgment in relation to successful claims of sex discrimination and…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 24 Feb 2022
Changing rules in theory is relatively simple but, as all employers can attest, the demons of unforeseen consequences emerge when policies are…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 22 Feb 2022
The Government’s Living with Covid Plan announced yesterday (21 February 2022) confirms the following imminent changes to Covid-19 related rules…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 9 Feb 2022
Employers who have potentially mis-categorised staff as self-employed may face significantly larger historic holiday pay claims following the Court…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 9 Feb 2022
An Employment Tribunal has ruled that an employee’s fear of catching Covid-19 and desire to protect herself and her partner, which was the reason she…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 9 Feb 2022
Employers should tread carefully where an employee raises a grievance but is unwilling to progress it formally. This can be understandable and not…