In today’s world, enabling employees and stakeholders to safely voice concerns through formal and informal channels – and having the infrastructure in place to hear and deal with those concerns – is a cornerstone of good governance, is at the heart of a healthy culture, and can help employers to mitigate the risks arising from workplace activism. Find out more about the importance of having suitable whistleblowing, speak up and listen up arrangements on our dedicated “ListenUp!” webpage.
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Workplace activism is increasingly becoming a defining feature of the workplace – particularly for the tech sector which has been fertile ground for cases of high-profile activism over the years. Read more about this and other issues impacting the tech sector in our mid-year update.
30 6월 2022 //
Human rights underpin many fundamental aspects of employment law. The government’s new Bill of Rights proposes sweeping change which will impact the interpretation of employment laws by the courts.
27 6월 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 6월 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 5월 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 5월 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 5월 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 4월 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 3월 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 2월 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.
