Back in March 2020 we reported here on some new guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office concerning DSARs. In particular, we looked at what it said about the employer’s rights not to comply with a DSAR to the extent that it was manifestly unfounded or manifestly excessive, and concluded that despite the superficially encouraging words … Continue Reading
Of course it could just be coincidence, but scarcely hours after my post last week concerning the dearth of the employment law candidates for the Brexit red-tape bonfire, out pops a Gov.uk policy paper on “Smarter Regulation to Grow the Economy” containing the first five suggested victims. And what a woeful little bunch they are, … Continue Reading
So if in some parallel universe you had somehow acquired the ability to strike red lines through EU-derived employment legislation, where would you put them? That is a question I put well before the Brexit Referendum to countless HR audiences, the very people one might think would be straining at the leash to make changes … Continue Reading
Why are we starting to talk now about a change in tax laws which won’t apply until April 2020? Because what you do now can materially alter how big a bite HMRC takes out of your business when we get there.… Continue Reading
The Polish Government published on 11 January 2019 a first draft of the bill regulating terms of stay of UK nationals and their family members in Poland as a consequence of Brexit. Without this regulation UK nationals would automatically acquire a “third country national” status under the Polish immigration laws and their staying and working … Continue Reading
The UK government has now published its long-awaited Immigration White Paper, including proposals for new rules to be phased in from 2021. It has also indicated that a wider public test phase for the EU Settlement Scheme will be open from 21 January 2019. What does this mean for your business and what should you … Continue Reading
Just days before we head off for some festive respite from the Brexit chaos, the Immigration White Paper has finally been published (a full 164 page delight!). Here’s a brief summary of the key proposals, what employers should do next and how our Business Immigration team can help. As one of the fundamental challenges facing … Continue Reading
Last week I was proud to speak at Business Forums International’s ‘Vetting and Screening’ Conference regarding the challenges faced by employers when completing right to work checks. I was delighted to share the platform with speakers from Reed Screening, The Forward Trust, Nick Mann Associates, Credence Background Screening, The Security Watchdog and NSL, who covered … Continue Reading
Last week our Retail Industry Group hosted a ‘Retail Brexit Trade Briefing.’ There was a very lively discussion delving into the opportunities and challenges that Brexit may have for the retail trade. The main concerns of delegates included: How to retain EEA nationals (many businesses reported having a high percentage EEA workforce) How to attract … Continue Reading
Theresa May sent an email to EU citizens in the UK yesterday to assure them that their rights are her ‘first priority’ but what did they actually learn?… Continue Reading
This is the next in our series of posts on questions raised at our recent GDPR webinar. If you have any views or further queries in these areas, please do get in touch. What impact will the GDPR have on Model Clauses? Model Clauses are standard contractual terms adopted by the European Commission for the … Continue Reading
Just in case you haven’t seen this from the new White Paper on the Great Repeal Bill (where have you been?), here are a few paragraphs on the intended post-Brexit influence of the European Court of Justice (CJEU) on English employment law: 2.12 The Government has been clear that in leaving the EU we will … Continue Reading
All the lawyers are saying that Brexit won’t make any difference to English employment law (and in terms of black and white statute law that is probably true) but here is one of those very few cases which might genuinely have gone the other way if it had been brought after the UK leaves the … Continue Reading
Immigration continues to dominate the Brexit debate – here is a round-up of where we currently stand: Can they stay or must they go? EEA nationals currently in the UK According to Telegraph reports, Home Office research has concluded that when the UK leaves the EU, just over 80 per cent of EU citizens already … Continue Reading
On 16 June, following a Government Call for Evidence, we sent out a survey to over 4,000 of our clients and contacts in HR and Legal teams to ascertain attitudes to the use of restrictive covenants in contracts of employment and their inhibiting impact, if any, on competitiveness in the UK market. Our respondents ranged … Continue Reading
What would the impact be on UK sports, and in particular football, if the UK were to exit the EU? In the Bosman ruling in 1995 the European Court of Justice declared that, in accordance with the Treaty of Rome’s rules regarding the principle of freedom of movement for workers, EU sportspeople can ply their … Continue Reading
At some point soon, ideally before the referendum on 23rd June, someone is going to have to work out what a Brexit would mean for the world of employment law. At present, as Winston Churchill would probably not have put it, there has never been a referendum where so little has been known by so … Continue Reading
If the UK votes to ‘Brexit’ on 23 June, it is impossible to comment at this stage on what becomes of the 3 million or so EU nationals living in the UK and also of the estimated 2.2 million British nationals living in other EU countries (with reportedly nearly half enjoying the sunshine and sangria … Continue Reading
