In 2012, the Coalition Government took more baby steps to improve the family rights regime in the UK. It announced that from 2015, the additional paternity leave introduced in 2010 will be abolished and in its place a new flexible parental leave provision will afford mothers the ability to share their leave with the father/their … Continue Reading
On 24 January 2013 at 2.00pm GMT (9.00am EST, 3.00pm CET, 10.00pm WST), our featured country is the UK. Paul Oxnard and Morna Mackenzie will discuss: What business interests can a company protect? Remedies – what can you do if an ex-employee breaches his restrictive covenants? What effect has social media had on restrictive covenants? … Continue Reading
Recently the General Synod of the Church of England voted to approve the ordination of women bishops. However, the requisite two thirds majority was only reached in two (Bishops and Clergy) out of the three Houses. The House of Laity was six votes short of the necessary two thirds majority, which ultimately meant that the … Continue Reading
I am writing this in Cricklewood. At Cricklewood Station, actually. I have been here some time. There is no telling when I might be able to leave. I am sitting on a narrow seat next to a very large but insufficiently-showered gentleman with a moron’s taste in music and ill-fitting headphones. I am having another … Continue Reading
It was announced last week that the Armed Forces will be experiencing cuts, with a drive by the Government to reduce the current number of soldiers as part of a cost saving exercise. How short-lived its gratitude for stepping into the Olympics! To keep the Forces well stocked and ensure the Army has sufficient resources, … Continue Reading
No, says Strasbourg. In a recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, a narrow majority held that UK law is in violation of Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) – relating to the freedom of assembly and association – by not affording protection to short-service employees dismissed on the … Continue Reading
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey will present a complimentary labor and employment seminar on September 14. This seminar will provide participants with an understanding of the essential characteristics of employment laws in China, Germany and the UK. Squire Sanders’ global Labor & Employment Practice Group co-leaders Susan M. DiMickele and Caroline Noblet, joined by partners Nicholas … Continue Reading
