Employment Essentials

Who owns IP rights in an employee relationship? And how do these rights differ between employment law in China, Germany and North America?

Andrew Bratt, Head of the National Labour Employment Law Practice in Gowling WLG Canada, hosts the next episode of our 'Employment law in China' series, and is joined by guests Annette Knoth, Head of Labour and Employment in our Frankfurt office, and...

What does employment law in China really look like and what do you need to know before starting an employment relationship in China?

We explore these key points in our new podcast series 'Employment law in China'.  In this episode, Jonathan Chamberlain is joined by Annette Knoth who heads our German Labour and Employment practice in Frankfurt, and Vivian Desmonts, Co-Managing Partner of our Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beij...

Labour's New Deal for Working People has brought a whole host of legislative changes to employment law, some of the most radical in decades, to tackle exploitative practices and enhance employment rights.

For businesses and employers, this means a myriad of changes and policies to come to terms with, and fairly quickly, with the Employment Rights Bill expected to be introduced within 10...

Employment partner Jonathan Chamberlain is joined by Bernardine Adkins, head of our EU, Trade and Competition team, to discuss the CMA's new guidance to support employers in compliance with competition law and reduce the potential for anti-competitive practices in labour markets.

You can find this episode and the accompanying transcript on our website: https://gowlg.co/3LiEmoQ 

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After employment contracts, settlement agreements are one of the most common contracts that employers deal with but are you meeting the legal requirements? Are you protecting the business properly with due consideration? Spoiler alert: Consideration is one of the issues not to miss! Join us in this session for an update on the most common pitfalls when preparing settlement agreements.

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Monitoring staff at work is a legal minefield. Navigating it in compliance with data protection principles has been made all the more difficult with ICO guidance being buried in the depths of an out-of-date employment practices code. Luckily, the ICO has been busy updating many of its online resources; one such release is the "Employment practices: monitoring at work draft guidance" intended to help employers understand their data ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been touted as the Next Big Thing in HR. Indeed, it's already here. Or is it, really? And what does it mean for employment law and the employment relationship in any event? When you look beyond the hype, it is clear there are still profound questions that need answering and pitfalls to avoid. After all, to err is human: but to really foul up requires a computer…

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You can find this episode and the accompanying transcript on our website: https://gowlg.co/3Fu3Fkt 

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Our TUPE Tuesday podcast series, exploring the latest developments from the Employment Appeal Tribunal, continues this week with a look at share incentive plans.

Siobhan Bishop, PSL principal associate in our Employment, Labour & Equalities team, explores the case of Ponticelli UK Ltd v Gallagher.

The case deals with a TUPE transfer and whether rights to participate in a share incentive plan, which were under a collateral contract,...

Our TUPE Tuesday podcast series explores significant developments from the Employment Appeal Tribunal from the past year to keep you in the loop with the latest TUPE news.

Siobhan Bishop, a PSL principal associate in our Employment, Labour and Equalities team, explores this issue of a Service Provision Change and whether the activities pre and post transfer were fundamentally the same, in the case of Tuitt v London Borough of Richm...

As the year draws to a close, we are here to provide you with an update and the information you need to start the new year. There have been some significant TUPE developments from the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Our TUPE Tuesday podcast series will bring you up to speed on the latest updates, the implications of recent cases, and the potential new developments that are likely to come next year.

In this week's podcast, Siobhan Bisho...

What's been happening in employment law? Here are our top picks of the latest employment law developments from an unusually busy summer that may affect your business. 

You can find our Employment Essentials article here: https://gowlingwlg.com/en/insights-resources/articles/2022/employment-essentials-september-2022/  

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It's been another busy year for employment law, with COVID-19 continuing to dominate 2021. 'No jab, no job' and 'hybrid working' were the buzz phrases of the year, replacing 'homeworking' and 'furlough' from 2020, although homeworking is making a last minute sprint finish as we approach the end of December.

The modern workplace is continuing to evolve and uncertainty remains, with new COVID-19 variants emerging and Government annou...

A widespread implementation of post-pandemic hybrid working models is changing what employers and employees require from their office spaces. 

With most people looking to continue spending at least some of their time working from home, but employers still recognising the benefits of being in the office, flexibility is a key priority.

In this final episode of our Return to the Office podcast series, Real Estate partner Felicity Lind...

While some employers will be expecting employees to be back in the office full-time once the UK's pandemic restrictions have lifted, many will look to adopt a hybrid working model, where employees' time is split between home and the office.

While these hybrid models will vary from business to business, there are some considerations that all employers will need to make in relation to tax for this new way of working – such as tax rel...

Health and safety has always been a priority for employers, but it's never been more important than now.

With COVID-19 restrictions lifting and employees slowly making their return to the office, there are new considerations and issues that employers need to take into account to ensure that their workplaces are COVID-safe. And the implications of getting this wrong could be severe.

In this second episode of our 'Return to the Offic...

With the end of COVID-19 restrictions in sight, many businesses and their employees will be returning to the office within the next few months.

While some employers will expect their workforce to be back full-time, others will adopt a hybrid way of working with employees' time split between the office and home.

This presents an array of challenges and issues that employers need to prepare for to ensure safety in the workplace, as w...

Getting to grips with the changes that have been brought in as a result of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) for all FCA regulated businesses is not easy.

In a series of six podcasts, we've brought together our employment and financial regulation experts to simplify this area and explain clearly what those working within legal, risk, compliance, HR and operations ne...

Getting to grips with the changes that have been brought in as a result of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) for all FCA regulated businesses is not easy. 

In a series of six podcasts, we've brought together our employment and financial regulation experts to simplify this area and explain clearly what those working within legal, risk, compliance, HR and operations need to think about at each stage of the employmen...