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3rd febbraio 2020
As Veganuary comes to a close, we reflect on the Employment Tribunal’s high profile ruling that ethical veganism is a “philosophical belief” and qualifies for protection from discrimination under the Equality Act.
16th gennaio 2020
The Prime Minister’s Chief Special Adviser, Dominic Cummings, hit the news earlier this month for a blogpost in which he said he was looking to hire “super-talented weirdos” and “misfits”. The blogpost is refreshingly honest in some ways, but an employment lawyer’s nightmare in others.
14th gennaio 2020
A new year and a new set of employment priorities. An employment bill was announced in the Queen’s speech, adding to a busy agenda for 2020.
Boris Johnson has announced several new employment policies following the Conservatives' general election win. Setting Brexit aside, the key themes of the government’s employment law agenda for 2020 are supporting working families and protecting low-paid and gig-economy workers.
8th gennaio 2020
The world of work is changing as technology is developing rapidly. Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used by employers, and working models are changing as automated technologies displace existing jobs.
17th dicembre 2019
Earlier this year, we published the results of our research into the whistleblowing arrangements in place at publicly listed companies in the UK, across Europe and in Asia-Pacific. Following that research, we spoke to our colleagues around the world to get their views on whistleblowing trends in their jurisdictions.
10th dicembre 2019
The EU Directive on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law – the whistleblowing directive – was published in the Official Journal of the EU in November and will come into force on 16 December 2019. Member states must then pass legislation by 17 December 2021 to implement its provisions into their own jurisdictions.
