In response to its ‘Making Flexible Working The Default’ Consultation (the “Consultation”) published on 5 December 2022, the government set out a raft of new measures designed to improve the existing framework for the right to request flexible working
As the year draws to a close, this is a quick reminder about our new series of short podcasts focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI): OPEN Talks.
Our recent interviews cover the equal pay settlement for the US women’s
What helping hand could the French State, traditionally a Welfare state, give to employees with the lowest income and therefore those most affected by inflation?
Only a large-scale measure, both attractive to employees and employers, would have had a chance
In the latest episode of OPEN Talks, our new series of short podcasts focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), Christopher Fisher, Head of the London Employment Group at Mayer Brown, interviews Nikki Lees, People Director, Inclusion & Wellbeing, at QBE.
Reversing his predecessor’s pledge, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, announced in an emergency statement on 17 October 2022 that the off payroll rules will not be scrapped after all. See Government news story here. Pending any further
In this episode of the Mayer Brown employment podcast, Chris Fisher looks at a recent case where an employer was unable to claim legal privilege over a grievance investigation report which they had sent to their lawyers for advice the
IR35 regime
Among possibly more eye-catching headlines, last week the Chancellor made a significant announcement in respect of the IR35 reforms by announcing that these will be repealed from 6 April 2023. Changes were made to the IR35 regime in
With menopause receiving much attention, both in the media and Government at the moment, the cross-party House of Commons Women and Equalities committee has published a report which calls on the Government to take various actions in relation to menopause
In this short article, James Perrott, who leads the UK immigration and European Mobility practice at Mayer Brown, considers the particular challenges involved in sponsoring nannies to work in the UK under the Skilled Worker route. James looks at
In the case of Harper Trust v Brazel, the Supreme Court has confirmed that workers who only work for part of the year, but on permanent contracts, are effectively entitled to the same holiday allowance as workers who work all
