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Pro bono costs awards in tribunals need more publicity
Each year thousands of lawyers give their time and skills 'pro bono' to help people who cannot afford to pay for representation. Since 2007, the civil courts have been able to make 'pro bono costs orders' in favour of successful parties who are in receipt of pro bono representation.
The City must get ready for new rules on diversity
View A landmark consultation on diversity could have significant implications for senior management Getty Images By Charles Wynn-Evans, Mikhaelle Schiappacasse and Nathalie Sadler Friday October 1, 2021 10:57 am The following is an analysis by Charles Wynn-Evans, partner, Mikhaelle Schiappacasse, partner, and Nathalie Sadler, associate, at law firm Dechert. Their practices focus on employment law, fund platforms, and private funds respectively.
Diversity and Inclusion in the UK Financial Sector - The UK Regulators' Proposals | JD Supra
Introduction In this Onpoint, we report on the recent discussion paper: “Diversity and inclusion in the financial sector – working together to drive change” (DP21/2) (the Discussion Paper) recently issued by the Bank of England (the Bank), the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (the Regulators) to canvass the financial sector and other stakeholders on their approach on sector wide diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives.
Updated Government Guidance for Office Working in England | JD Supra
In this OnPoint we report on the guidance issued yesterday on working safely during COVID-19 for people who work in offices, factories, warehouses and labs, which comes into effect on 19 July 2021. Introduction Following the announcement of the lifting of many COVID-19 related restrictions from 19 July 2021, England is moving into “Step 4” of its roadmap out of lockdown and the Government will no longer be instructing people to work from home if they can.
Protecting transgender workers
Article by: Charles Wynn-Evans and Rebecca Turner - Dechert LLP. | Published: 28 April 2021 Charles Wynn-Evans and Rebecca Turner - Dechert LLP. 28 April 2021 Gender reassignment Using terminology which is now outdated, “gender reassignment” is one of the “protected characteristics” covered by the Equality Act 2010 (EqA).
Protecting Transgender Workers | JD Supra
Introduction This OnPoint reports on the protection provided to transgender workers under UK law and the guidance available to employers to assist in supporting trans workers and protecting them from discrimination and harassment. Gender reassignment Using terminology which is now outdated, “gender reassignment” is one of the “protected characteristics” covered by the Equality Act 2010 (EqA).
Employers and domestic abuse
Article by: Charles Wynn-Evans and Alexis Westwood - Dechert LLP | Published: 21 April 2021 Charles Wynn-Evans and Alexis Westwood - Dechert LLP 21 April 2021 Introduction Domestic abuse is an issue that has become more prevalent due to the COVID-19 pandemic, not least as those who experience domestic abuse are potentially having to spend more time with their abuser.
Is Your Diversity and Equality Training Good Enough?
Article by: Charles Wynn-Evans & Emma Byford - Dechert Llp | Published: 19 April 2021 Charles Wynn-Evans & Emma Byford - Dechert Llp 19 April 2021 When an employee commits an act of unlawful discrimination, the individual’s employer will be vicariously liable – to the victim – for that employee’s conduct unless the employer can establish the “statutory defence”.
Employers and Domestic Abuse | JD Supra
In this OnPoint we report on how employers can manage and support employees experiencing domestic abuse. Introduction Domestic abuse is an issue that has become more prevalent due to the COVID-19 pandemic, not least as those who experience domestic abuse are potentially having to spend more time with their abuser. It can be a work-related issue, not just because employers have a duty of care for the health, safety and wellbeing of their employers.
Collecting Vaccination Status Data: The Data Protection Implications for Employers | JD Supra
[co-author: Allegra Dowley] In this OnPoint we report on the data protection implications of collecting personal data concerning employees’ vaccination status.
Is Your Diversity and Equality Training Good Enough? | JD Supra
In this OnPoint we report on a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision which demonstrates why conducting regular, and good quality, diversity and equality training is vital. Introduction When an employee commits an act of unlawful discrimination, the individual’s employer will be vicariously liable – to the victim – for that employee’s conduct unless the employer can establish the “statutory defence”.
Mitigation of loss in employment claims
In circumstances where an employee has succeeded in a substantive claim for unfair dismissal or unlawful discrimination, a crucial issue influencing the compensation that the employment tribunal will award will be the individual’s actual and prospective loss – and the extent to which the claimant could have minimised that loss by seeking other alternative employment.
Drama in the world of TUPE - employees can be divided
Article by: Charles Wynn-Evans - Dechert LLP | Published: 20 March 2021 Charles Wynn-Evans - Dechert LLP 17 March 2021 The reputation that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (“TUPE”) have for technicality, complexity, and unpredictability will not be improved by the recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) in McTear & Mitie v Amey & Others.
Mitigation of Loss in Employment Claims | JD Supra
Introduction In this OnPoint we report on a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision which provides a useful reminder of the need for employers to consider mitigation of loss at an early stage when preparing for employment tribunal and other claims.
Drama in the World of TUPE – Employees Can Be Divided Amongst Multiple Transferees on a Service Provision Change | JD Supra
Introduction The reputation that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (“TUPE”) have for technicality, complexity, and unpredictability will not be improved by the recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) in McTear & Mitie v Amey & Others.In this case, the EAT held that, where a service is split between more than one new contractors on a service provision change, the contracts of employment of the employees engaged in relation to the...
Increases Announced to UK Employment Compensation Limits & Statutory Rates of Pay (2021) | JD Supra
Introduction The annual increases to the compensation limits applying to certain UK employment claims have now been published. The maximum compensation which can be awarded by the Employment Tribunal in “ordinary” unfair dismissal claims, as well as the maximum weekly wage figure for calculating an employee’s entitlement to a statutory redundancy payment, will increase with effect from 6 April 2021.
UK’s Furlough Scheme Extended Until the End of September 2021 | JD Supra
Introduction The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in the Budget on 3 March 2021 that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), also known as the furlough scheme, will be extended for a further five months until 30 September 2021. In broad terms the operation of the CJRS will continue unchanged and both full and flexible furloughing will continue to be possible.
Gender pay gap reporting enforcement postponed | JD Supra
Employers will have 6 months longer than usual – until 5 October 2021 - to comply with their 2020/2021 gender pay gap reporting obligations which, in contrast to the 2019/2021 reporting period, have not been suspended. Introduction The 2017 Gender Pay Gap Regulations require employers with 250 or more employees to file gender pay gap reports.
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – A Quick Further Update | JD Supra
A further update to the HM Treasury Direction concerning the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) was published on 26 January 2021 making some further adjustments to the rules governing its operation. Introduction The CJRS is currently due to continue until 30 April 2021 although there is ongoing debate about whether it should be extended for a further period. The Treasury Direction is the legal basis for the operation of the CJRS.
Gender pay gap reporting update | JD Supra
Enforcement of the obligation on UK employers of the requisite size to file gender pay gap reports was suspended in respect of 2019/20 due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The obligation to comply with the applicable gender pay gap reporting obligation still applies in respect of 2020/21, and any private sector employers will need to report on their gender pay gap by 4 April 2021. For public authority employers, the deadline is 30 March 2021.
Reminder: less than three months until revised IR35 rules come into force | JD Supra
In the light of the various business challenges posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it would be understandable if the incoming changes to the off payroll working rules ('IR35') have not been a primary focus for some businesses. By way of reminder, the new rules are due to take effect on 6 April 2021 (12 months after the original implementation date). Despite the ongoing pandemic, there is no indication from the Government that there will be a further delay in implementation.
Further guidance on who can be furloughed | JD Supra
Following the recent announcement of the new national lockdown and the closure of schools, there will be many employees who are, again, struggling to juggle the demands of work and home schooling their children. HMRC has updated its guidance for employers as well as its guidance for employees on which employees can be put on furlough under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) which is currently due to run until 30 April 2021.
Newsflash – Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – Notice Period Wages No Longer to be Covered | JD Supra
In keeping with its tradition of issuing updates to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) on Fridays, the guidance issued earlier this week on the extended CJRS has been amended this evening in relation to the recoverability of notice pay. Whilst the CJRS did not in any event cover payment in lieu of notice or statutory redundancy payments, the Government has now decided to stop covering the relevant proportion of the wages payable to employees who are serving out their notice periods.
(Yet) Further Guidance on Extended Furlough Scheme Published | JD Supra
Following the recent announcement of the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS or “furlough scheme”) and the suspension of the Government’s Job Support Scheme and Job Retention Bonus and then of the further extension to the furlough scheme to 31 March 2021 and additional details as to its operation, the Government updated its various guidance documents yesterday.
Another – Longer – Extension to the Furlough Scheme | JD Supra
The Government announced shortly after midday Thursday that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is now extended until 31 March 2021. Introduction Following the announcement on Saturday, 31 October 2020 of a month’s extension to the CJRS, a further extension to 31 March 2021 has been announced today.
Furlough Scheme Extended and Job Support Scheme Postponed | JD Supra
Introduction Along with the announcement by the UK Government on Saturday, 31 October 2020 of increased lockdown restrictions in England with effect from 5 November 2020, came the news that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), which had been due to end on 31 October 2020, is being extended until December 2020. The Job Support Scheme (JSS), which was scheduled to come into effect on 1 November 2020, has now been postponed until the CJRS ends.
UK Government’s Job Support Scheme – further changes and details announced | JD Supra
On 22 October 2020, the UK Government announced further changes to the Job Support Scheme (JSS) which will replace the existing Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), also known as the furlough scheme, when that scheme comes to an end on 31 October 2020. It also published a Policy Paper providing more detailed guidance on how the JSS will work.
More Detail Announced on the Job Retention Bonus | JD Supra
Further detail has now been published about the Job Retention Bonus which employers who retain furloughed employees until the end of January 2021 will be eligible to claim.
More Detail Announced on the Job Retention Bonus | Lexology
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October 5 2020 Further detail has now been published about the Job Retention Bonus which employers who retain furloughed employees until the end of January 2021 will be eligible to claim.
Criminal Penalties Introduced for Employers Allowing Workers to Work in Breach of Self-Isolation Rules | JD Supra
Introduction In a move again criticised, as so much recent COVID-19 related legislation has been, as government by decree, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 (“the Regulations”) were made on Sunday, 27 September 2020 and came into force on Monday, 28 September 2020. The Regulations introduce a legal duty to self-isolate, breach of which is a criminal offence.
UK Government Announces New Job Support Scheme | JD Supra
The UK Government announced yesterday, as part of its Winter Economy Plan, that from 1 November 2020 it will introduce a new Job Support Scheme, which will replace the existing Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”), also known as the furlough scheme, when it comes to an end on 31 October 2020.
Sex, alleged lies and settlement agreements
Former McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook Chicago Tribune/TNS/ABACA/ABACA/PA Images The claim launched by McDonald’s against its ex-CEO, which seeks to claw back his severance package following further revelations about alleged sexual relationships with colleagues, highlights the need for care in agreeing exit packages, writes Charles Wynn-Evans.
More details emerge of the UK’s Job Retention Bonus Scheme | JD Supra
Following the Chancellor’s announcement on 8 July 2020 that employers of furloughed employees would be entitled to a job retention bonus if they kept employees employed until the end of January 2021, the Government published a policy paper on 31 July 2020 setting out more detail of this scheme.
Employees made redundant during furlough are entitled to statutory redundancy payments and statutory notice payments based on normal and not reduced furlough pay | Dechert LLP - JDSupra
In this OnPoint, we report on the legislation now enacted requiring employers to use an employee’s normal unreduced pay when making statutory redundancy and other payments to those whose employment is terminated while they are on furlough under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“the Scheme”).
COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact: Further Guidance On Holiday Entitlements
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COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact – Proposed Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Taxation And Clawback Regime Announced - Coronavirus (COVID-19) - UK
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In this OnPoint we report on the UK Government's recently announced consultation on the taxation and clawback regime which will apply in relation to grants made to employers under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ("the Job Retention Scheme").
How Are Businesses' Confidential Information And Trade Secrets Protected?
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. A thorny question which can arise on the termination of an individual's employment relates to the individual's ongoing duty of confidentiality to his or her former employer.
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme guidance – another turn of the documents and still some uncertainty… | JD Supra
On Wednesday 1 July 2020 the Government updated its various guidance materials addressing the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“the Scheme”) and its operation. At least this time there are no dramatic changes but one crucial question remains unanswered about claims relating to those employees made redundant during the operation of the Scheme.
COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact – Coronavirus recovery - six data protection steps from the ICO | JD Supra
In this OnPoint we report on the six “data protection steps” that the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) has set out in its recently issued guidance for employers to consider in relation to the use of the personal information of employees and others as lockdown restrictions start to ease and businesses begin to reopen.
COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact – Health And Safety Consultation And Return To The Workplace - Coronavirus (COVID-19) - UK
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Whilst employers are currently putting immense time and effort into making arrangements for the safe return of staff to the workplace following lockdown, they should not lose sight of the importance of consultation with their employees about the associated health and safety issues.
COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – Revised Treasury Direction Issued - Coronavirus (COVID-19) - UK
UK: COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – Revised Treasury Direction Issued 01 July 2020 Dechert To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On Friday 26 June 2020 the Government published the third Treasury Direction concerning the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ("the Scheme") which governs the operation of the Scheme in respect of the period from 1 July 2020 to its end date of 31 October 2020.
COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact – health and safety consultation and return to the workplace | JD Supra
Whilst employers are currently putting immense time and effort into making arrangements for the safe return of staff to the workplace following lockdown, they should not lose sight of the importance of consultation with their employees about the associated health and safety issues.
COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact – Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - revised Treasury Direction issued | JD Supra
On Friday 26 June 2020 the Government published the third Treasury Direction concerning the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“the Scheme”) which governs the operation of the Scheme in respect of the period from 1 July 2020 to its end date of 31 October 2020.
COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact: ICO Issues Guidance On Workplace Testing
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COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact - Planning for the final months of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme | JD Supra
In this OnPoint we report on the further guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) issued by the Government on Friday 12 June, 2020 and the issues that employers need to consider in planning for the final months of the Scheme.
How are Businesses’ Confidential Information and Trade Secrets Protected? | JD Supra
A thorny question which can arise on the termination of an individual’s employment relates to the individual’s ongoing duty of confidentiality to his or her former employer. A recent case brought by Trailfinders1 (a well-known UK travel agency) against its former employees and one of its competitors, Travel Counsellors Limited (“TCL”), is a welcome reminder of the issues which can arise in relation to confidentiality disputes in this area.
COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact – proposed Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme taxation and clawback regime announced | JD Supra
In this OnPoint we report on the UK Government’s recently announced consultation on the taxation and clawback regime which will apply in relation to grants made to employers under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“the Job Retention Scheme”).
COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact: 10 June Deadline for Placing Employees on Furlough for the First Time | Lexology
In this OnPoint we report on the recently announced extension of and changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) with a reminder that the last date for furloughing staff for the first time for the purposes of the Scheme is next Wednesday, 10 June 2020.
COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact: ICO Issues Guidance on Workplace Testing | JD Supra
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently issued guidance for employers on the issues they need to bear in mind when considering the introduction of testing as part of their arrangements for returning staff to the workplace from remote working or furlough. Introduction Many employers are working up their detailed plans for the return of staff to the workforce.
COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact: Further Guidance on Holiday Entitlements | JD Supra
In this OnPoint, we report on the Government’s further guidance on workers’ entitlements to holiday leave and holiday pay during the COVID-19 pandemic. Introduction On 13 May 2020, following the announcement of the extension of the Job Retention Scheme until the end of October 2020, the Government published guidance on holiday entitlement and pay during coronavirus (COVID-19) (the “Guidance”).
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