The King’s Speech has today been given to both houses of Parliament. In line with the Labour party’s pre-election plan to make work pay and deliver a new deal for working people, the speech, along with accompanying background briefing notes, has confirmed a significant number of major employment law reforms. The most impactful include Labour’s […]
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Continuing with our series of articles focussed on topical issues for employers in the Hospitality and Leisure sector, we are today looking at steps employers should be taking in advance of October 2024, when employers will be under a new duty to prevent sexual harassment. We will also consider the potential further strengthening of the
At a glance On 26 October 2024, new laws will put a new positive obligation on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent workplace sexual harassment. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has now issued a consultation seeking views on updates to its existing technical guidance (issued in 2020) assisting employers to understand their
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Carried interest is a common financial incentive for individual investment fund managers (Fund Managers). The Fund management team will generally be employees of an entity separate from the Fund (for example, the Fund’s investment advisory or management entity) and will receive an annual salary for providing investment advisory services to the Fund. In addition to
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The Labour party launched its 2024 General Election manifesto on 13 June; coming 2 days after launch of the Conservative manifesto, we are now able to assess how the main parties’ respective pledges on workplace rights could affect the employment law landscape. Labour manifesto As heavily trailed, there are not many surprises in Labour’s manifesto.
Continuing with our series of articles focussed on issues for employers in the Hospitality and Leisure sector, we are today considering three issues related to franchising. The term ‘franchising’ can be used to describe many different forms of business relationship, including licensing, distributor agreements and agency arrangements. According to the British Finance Association: “in its
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ESG is a term used to describe a collection of considerations and issues that fall within 3 main themes: ‘Environment, Social and Governance’. It was originally coined as a set of metrics to quantifiably assess ethical investment practices but has since expanded in scope to form a useful basis from which to frame the narrative
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In our previous article we introduced our latest Be Aware series ‘An Introduction to ESG for HR Professionals’. As we dive deeper into the key considerations of each ‘letter’ in the acronym, the first of these ESG pillars we are considering is E for ‘Environment’. It goes without saying that the climate emergency is vast,
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The second of the ESG pillars we are considering as part of our series ‘An Introduction to ESG for HR Professionals’ is S for Social. The ‘S’ Pillar relates to the considerations that a company must be aware of when navigating its social environment– this includes its interactions with employees, local communities and the wider
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In recent times, environmental and social considerations have understandably risen to the top of our cultural agenda. The corporate world, driven by an increasing need to satisfy a wider stakeholder base, has followed the trend and as a result, the third pillar of ESG – ‘Governance’ – often finds itself an afterthought in the wider
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As we move into the new legislative and tax year, there are a raft of recent and impending changes which will have significant impact on employers in the Hospitality and Leisure sector. The Employment Group at DLA Piper works with a huge range of employers in this sector, advising on all aspects of the employment
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Following the publication of the Government’s pro-innovation strategy earlier this year, the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) AI Update last week sets out how its existing regulatory framework maps to the Government’s five principles on Artificial Intelligence (AI) regulation (AI Principles). The Bank of England and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have also written to the
Various changes to employment laws come into effect during April 2024, largely impacting on family-friendly rights but also on statutory pay rates and holiday pay rules. For information on the changes to holiday pay, in effect from 1 April, read our separate blog post. The new statutory pay rates, which apply from 6 April, can
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In January 2024, the UK government introduced new regulations, The Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023 (Regulations). Changes in effect from 1 January 2024 are Changes to the definition of a week’s pay for holiday pay calculations. Changes to carry over of holiday rules. Changes which take effect for holiday years commencing
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At a glance On 14 March 2024, the UK Home Office published its changes to the immigration rules. These include an increase to the general and specific thresholds to the Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility routes. The changes remove the current Shortage Occupation List (SOL) with a shortened Immigration Salary List (ISL). Inclusion on
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