Lewis Silkin LLP | Ireland, United Kingdom | 23 Jan 2019
The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 (“the Act”) is not due to come into force until the first week of March. This gives employers some…
Birketts LLP | United Kingdom | 15 Jan 2019
In some sectors, particularly in the care industry, workers are required to be on call at their place of work, and undertake 'sleep-in shifts'. They…
RPC | United Kingdom | 10 Jan 2019
National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates are expected to increase as of April 2019. Why does it matter? The 2018 Autumn Budget included the NMW rates put…
Hill Dickinson | United Kingdom | 8 Jan 2019
At some point in 2019, we are expecting to receive decisions on separate tribunal cases on the issue of equal pay which involve Tesco, Asda…
Irwin Mitchell LLP | United Kingdom | 4 Jan 2019
New changes will allow employers to rely on online checks to establish a statutory excuse against liability for a civil penalty (in the event that…
Littler Mendelson PC | Mexico | 2 Jan 2019
On December 26, 2018, Mexico's National Minimum Wage Commission ("CONASAMI" for its acronym in Spanish) published in the Official Gazette of the…
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr | South Africa | 3 Dec 2018
On 27 November 2018, the President of the Republic of South Africa signed various amendments to labour legislation into law. These amendments have…
Taylor Wessing | United Kingdom | 23 Nov 2018
Following a series of high profile events across the globe, UK games workers are seeking greater recognition of their employment rights. Tell-tale…
Addleshaw Goddard LLP | United Kingdom | 6 Nov 2018
We briefly round up the key points of interest for employment lawyers and HR from the Budget presented to Parliament on 29 October 2018. Employer's…
Brodies LLP | United Kingdom | 30 Oct 2018
The long-running case concerning the employment status of Uber drivers has now reached the Court of Appeal. Uber is appealing against the decision…