Happy new year!

Here are the employment and incentives issues to watch out for in the next 12 months: our "What to expect in 2022" for all businesses operating in the UK, listed companies, and the financial services sector.

These include: 

• Continued impact of the pandemic on executive pay design and payouts; 

• The future of the workplace; 

• Equality, diversity and pay reporting developments; 

• Expected reform of non-compete clauses;

• New family rights and protections;

• Implementing the IFPR pay rules for investment firms and embedding CRD V changes for banks; and

• ESG issues for corporates and the financial sector.

We will monitor developments in all these areas and keep you updated throughout 2022 in our monthly “At a glance” publication.

Best wishes for a steady and successful 2022 from the Employment & Incentives group.

January 2022