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Employment Law – What to expect in 2023

Photo of Amanda Sanders (UK)By Amanda Sanders (UK) on Posted in General, UK
Last year saw little legislative changes in the UK with regard to employment law.  However, there may be changes of interest for employment lawyers over the coming year.   This blog post looks at what changes employers can expect in relation to employment law this year and what steps they should be taking to prepare for … Continue reading

Employment law – Government backing of Private Members Bills

Photo of Amanda Sanders (UK)By Amanda Sanders (UK) on Posted in General, UK
In the Queen’s speech in December 2019 the Government announced its intention to bring about changes to employment laws in a new Employment Bill.  These changes included provisions relating to carers leave, extension of protection for employees on maternity leave, rights regarding tips and gratuities, the right to request a more predictable and stable contract … Continue reading

UK Government Consultation on Flexible Working

Photo of Amanda Sanders (UK)By Amanda Sanders (UK) on Posted in Contracts, UK
On 23 September 2021, the UK Government launched a consultation on flexible working arrangements.  The consultation considers reforms to the existing flexible working regulations and is seeking views on proposals to ensure that the framework supports flexible working in all its forms. The consultation considers five areas for review: Making the right to request flexible … Continue reading

What rights and protections are there for workers on zero hours contracts in Germany?

Photo of Jannis BreitschwerdtBy Jannis Breitschwerdt on Posted in Contracts, Europe, Germany
Unlike in the U.K. and other EU member states, zero hours contracts are not (yet) common practice in Germany. To date, other arrangements aimed at achieving “flexible working” such as fixed-term or part-time contracts, secondment of personnel and – more recently – contracts to provide services have been more widespread. However, as German case law … Continue reading

Flexible working – achieving a work life balance under Venezuelan labour legislation

Photo of Yanet AguiarBy Yanet Aguiar on Posted in Latin America, Venezuela
This post was contributed by Yanet C. Aguiar, Partner, Norton Rose Caracas and Valentina Albarrán, Associate, Norton Rose Caracas. In the modern age, work has become an increasingly important part of a person’s life. From the standpoint of western civilization, work is not only viewed as an activity people do in order to subsist, but … Continue reading

Flexible working – achieving a work-life balance – employees’ rights in the UK

Photo of Claire Darbourne (UK)By Claire Darbourne (UK) on Posted in Discrimination and harassment, Europe, UK
The right of employees to request flexible working (i.e. to change the number of hours worked or the time or place when those hours are worked) was first introduced in the UK in 2003. There have been changes to this right since then, with the most recent changes taking place on 30 June this year. … Continue reading

Parental rights in the UK

Photo of Claire Darbourne (UK)By Claire Darbourne (UK) on Posted in Europe, UK
In the UK there are a number of statutory employment rights enjoyed by employees who are also parents. These rights are subject to change during 2015 when a new system of shared parental leave will be introduced. Employees may also be entitled to enhanced rights under the express terms of their contracts of employment. However, … Continue reading
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