Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 18 Apr 2019
The deadline for the second year's gender pay gap reports has now passed, with roughly the same number of employers as last year's total meeting the…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 7 Feb 2019
Comments made in an ECJ judgment on a German working time case have raised doubts as to the correctness of the UK Employment Appeal Tribunal’s rulings…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 7 Feb 2019
The Court of Appeal has given two rulings in the long-running equal value claim against Asda, in both cases ruling on preliminary points in favour of…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 28 Jan 2019
The Government has published a consultation until 5 April 2019 on proposals to extend the current period of protection for women on maternity leave…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 25 Jan 2019
As the second deadline for reports approaches, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission has published a report urging employers to accompany their…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 21 Dec 2018
The last few weeks have seen a flurry of publications providing a slightly clearer picture of the employment and immigration consequences of a Brexit…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 18 Dec 2018
The Government has today published its response to the Women and Equalities Select Committee report published in July of this year (see our blog post…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 17 Dec 2018
The Government has today published its “vision for the future of the UK labour market”, the Good Work Plan, which builds on its earlier response to…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | European Union | 28 Nov 2018
On 23 November 2018, the European Data Protection Board published its draft guidelines on Article 3 of the GDPR, being the provision that sets out the…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 9 Nov 2018
The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill received Royal Assent in September and is expected to come into force in 2020. It provides for 2 weeks’…