Articles in ‘Employment & Immigration’ Category

In 2024 expect a year of significant change in HR and employment law. Here is a summary of the key changes you need to prepare for.

Whilst recruitment and retention remain a key issue for care providers in 2024, it is also a year of significant change in HR and employment law. Here is a summary of the key changes…

This podcast transcript has been edited in places for readability. You can also listen to our podcast on your podcast platform of choice – find it here > This week we’ve got Carl Selby…

In today’s episode, we speak to Martin Pratt and Holly Freuchen, who are both solicitors in our London employment team about team moves and why they matter. We start off by outlining exactly what…

The Government has announced a series of immigration reforms to reduce the level of legal migration, which has reached record-breaking figures in accordance with the latest reports. The headline was that the minimum salary…

In a bid to resolve the difficulties faced by people in low paid jobs, the Government has today announced its acceptance of the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations by confirming a 9.8% increase to the…

Earlier this year, the Government announced that it would be reviewing two types of employee trust, namely Employee Benefit Trusts (EBT) and Employee Ownership Trusts (EOT), and potentially introducing changes to the way in…

Non-financial misconduct has long been a regulatory focus in the banking and financial services sector. In the FCA’s view this is because: “A corporate culture that tolerates sexual harassment or other non-financial misconduct is…

Workers are to be given a new statutory right to request a predictable working pattern following Parliament’s approval of the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 (‘Act’).

Following the 2008 global financial crash, and in a bid to prevent future financial crises, the EU introduced regulations to cap banker’s bonuses to two times their annual salaries. However, on 24 October 2023,…