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  • 05 May 2021
  • Employment

Flexi-job apprenticeships consultation for employers

The Government is consulting on how its proposed flexi-job apprenticeship schemes could be run, with input invited until 1 June 2021.
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  • 29 April 2021
  • Employment

COVID-19 committee recommends plan for hybrid working

The House of Lords COVID-19 committee has acknowledged that hybrid working is here to stay. In the report Beyond Digital: Planning for a Hybrid World the COVID-19 committee acknowledged that hybrid working was always going to come at some point, but the pandemic has accelerated it.

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  • 28 April 2021
  • Employment

Employee holidays abroad during COVID

With the summer months fast approaching and with the fatigue of more than a year of lockdowns weighing on us, many are hoping the second half of this year will provide ample opportunity to enjoy holidays abroad again.

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  • 21 April 2021
  • Employment

Football clubs – reputation and employee relations

Within 48 hours of its announcement, all six of the English clubs involved in the proposed breakaway European Super League have withdrawn from the project as result of outspoken opposition pressure from their own supporters the public including their domestic target audience of TV subscribers and the UK Government. As only three clubs remain, it is clear that the project will not go ahead.

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  • 21 April 2021
  • Corporate and M&A

European Super League: Legally Binding Contracts

The last few days have seen the founders of the European Super League, the UEFA and others clash over the creation of a new football league.

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  • 15 April 2021
  • Employment

Statutory adoption pay not comparable to shared parental pay?

The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) have confirmed that an employer did not discriminate against a male employee by paying enhanced adoption pay but not enhanced shared parental pay. 
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  • 13 April 2021
  • Corporate and M&A

Share buybacks: An overview

Share buybacks are a useful tool to public and private companies. However, the procedure can be complex, and the courts have been known to scrutinise deviations of any sought. In the most extreme cases, share buybacks have been unwound leaving the shares still in issue and in control of the shareholder.

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  • 09 April 2021
  • Privacy and Data Protection

Data protection monthly overview

In this month’s Data Protection Round-Up: a lack of awareness for the Children’s Code, new ICO guidance is in the offing and the Government’s Digital Markets Unit takes shape.

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  • 07 April 2021
  • Construction

Does a construction contract require a final account mechanism?

The recent case of JSM Construction Limited v Western Power Distribution (West Midlands) plc considers whether construction contracts require a final account mechanism.
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  • 01 April 2021
  • Employment

Sleep-in workers not entitled to national minimum wage when sleeping

In the recent case of Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake & others, the Supreme Court had to decide how sleep in workers’ working time should be calculated for the National Minimum Wage (NMW).
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  • 25 March 2021
  • Employment

Uber judgement set to shift the gig economy for delivery companies

Uber’s announcement about how it will pay its drivers following the Supreme Court decision last month has produced much discussion.

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  • 18 March 2021
  • Employment

A more flexible working future?

The Minister for Women & Equalities, Liz Truss, has called on employers to make flexible working the standard as the UK recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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