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27 giugno 2022 //
Avid readers of EmploymentLinks will already have seen some of our commentary on workplace activism. In our latest article we talk about how the tech sector in particular might be fertile ground for workplace activism where we have seen high-profile cases of activism in recent years. In our article, we discuss how activism can be a business risk, but also a signpost of a healthy corporate culture for tech businesses.
6 giugno 2022 //
With the world of work in a state of flux, a pilot programme is about to be launched by the 4 day week campaign. How viable is a four-day week and what are the employment law challenges?
30 maggio 2022 //
MP Nickie Aiken has recently launched a campaign for the Government to introduce greater workplace protection for women undergoing IVF, including a right to time off to attend fertility-related medical appointments.
23 maggio 2022 //
The rising culture of coming into work when unwell was a concern even before the pandemic. Now, with widespread flexible working, there is a tendency for some staff to decide to work from home on days when they are ill, rather than phoning in sick as they may have done before. Presenteeism has gone virtual.
3 maggio 2022 //
Auditors of UK companies have recently warned of an organisational culture crisis as businesses fully emerge from the pandemic. Over the years, we have spoken a lot about the importance of workplace culture – often seeing the consequences of poor workplace cultures manifest themselves in legal and business risks that us employment lawyers advise on. What has changed as we emerge from the pandemic to make the present a time for an organisational culture crisis?
7 aprile 2022 //
Reporting on diversity and inclusion by UK businesses has evolved in the last decade and continues to do so with significant pace. In a recent webinar with LexisNexis, Simon Kerr-Davis and Laurie Ollivent discuss the evolving landscape of diversity reporting, what the current framework look like (from mandatory to voluntary reporting) and what is on the horizon for UK businesses to be mindful of.
22 marzo 2022 //
Ever since the Gender Pay Gap Reporting Regulations were introduced in 2017 we have been discussing whether the Government would introduce mandatory ethnicity pay reporting as a legal requirement for UK employers. Over the years, there have been several calls to action and lobbies for the Government to do so. But last week, the Government confirmed that “at this stage” it will not be introducing a mandatory requirement for UK employers to report on their ethnicity pay gap – much to the dismay of many industry bodies, regulators and employers.
24 febbraio 2022 //
In a recent article published by Financier Worldwide, Nicola Rabson and Laurie Ollivent from the Employment & Incentives team speak about workplace activism: what it means, the risks and opportunities, the factors that drive activism in the workplace, whether leaders are well-equipped to respond to activist employees and the potential consequences if leaders fail to listen and respond appropriately.
18 febbraio 2022 //
In recent years, the environmental, social and governance (or “ESG”) aspects of business have received ever more attention and companies have been pushed through legal, regulatory, consumer and employee pressure to use their values and culture to drive an ESG agenda forward. But while environmental issues have received a lot of coverage, and governance issues are understood to be around law and regulation within a business, what exactly is covered by the “S”, and how is the fashion industry measuring up in addressing “social” issues?
We have created an employer’s guide to team moves and post-termination restraints of trade.
Find out more about Workplace Activism and the key issues for employers to be mindful of.
We have collaborated with Crafty Counsel to produce a series of six bite-sized videos, each aimed at exploring what culture is and why it matters through sharing what we have seen in legal practice.
Visit our Covid-19 resource hub, where you will find practical guidance to support you in navigating significant issues which affect your organisation, your employees and workers in light of the pandemic.
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