All Articles in Employment

In April 2011 a number of new employment laws came into force. Affecting paternity leave and pay, taxation of termination payments, statutory sick pay rates and retirement ages, all are…

Mark Fitzpatrick supplied his design services to Airbus through “MBF Design Services”, but was he in reality an employee for PAYE purposes? Jenny Wotherspoon reports the decision on appeal in…

The recent Sky Sports case highlights the problems that gender harassment in the workplace can create for employers, let alone long-suffering employees. The advertising sector is not necessarily known for…

In radical reforms dubbed “employer-friendly”, HM Govt has proposed wide-ranging changes to UK employment laws. The most eye-catching is the suggested doubling of the time in post needed to claim…

Before the General Election in May 2010, Conservatives dropped strong hints that if elected, they would “rein in” the potentially devastating impact of TUPE rules on service providers such as…

Very much a legacy of the former Labour Government, much has been made of the new Equality Act 2010, in force since 1 October 2010. But does it do much…

The Federal Cabinet in Berlin has approved a draft law severely limiting the use of social networking sites when researching the suitability of job applicants. Which websites would escape the…

Nicola Doran, with help from ?????????, reports on the key changes to laws affecting discrimination at work that are just around the corner ( or maybe now a corner and…

The UK’s first coalition Government for 70 years has recently published its plans for the reform of employment law, with a focus on improving family friendly rights. Jenny Wotherspoon considers…

Early birds seeking a free heads-up on key imminent changes to UK employment law need look no further than Osborne Clarke’s Reading office, just 2 minutes from Reading station.  …

Plans are afoot to make significant changes to UK laws affecting the entitlement to paternity leave of those becoming Dads on or after 3 April 2010. For many, therefore, it…

“TUPE” Regulations apply to a service provision change and preserve the job rights of employees involved in a “relevant transfer.” But such rights do not arise if the new services…