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Status quo (mostly) preserved: what the Government’s employment status consultation means for film and TV, games and sport
It’s been a long time coming. Employment status reform has been talked about, trailed, parked and un-parked for the best part of a decade. On Tuesday the Government finally published its consultation, Make Work Pay: employment status reform and protections for the self-employed. Even the Minister’s foreword admits that draft papers on this have been circulating Whitehall for decades. The Government now says it intends to “grasp the nettle”.
Bereavement Leave: Government confirms rights to be introduced next Spring
The Government has confirmed that new day-one rights to unpaid leave following family bereavement and pregnancy loss will be introduced in April 2027. The announcement follows a consultation published last year (discussed here) which considered eligibility for bereavement leave, when and how it should be taken to balance the needs of bereaved employees with those of employers, and whether employees should be required to provide supporting evidence.
Non-compete clauses: Tech Companies call for ban
Leaders of several prominent technology companies have written an open letter to the Government calling for a ban on non-compete clauses and other contractual restrictions that limit employee mobility. According to the authors, Britain’s start-ups and scale-ups are being held back by “outdated employment practices”, creating a risk that the country’s mobile tech workforce will move to jurisdictions where it is easier for businesses to recruit talent, such as California.
Computer says no? The EAT delivers its verdict on AI-generated litigation
Anyone who has handled a grievance or tribunal claim over the last year or so will recognise the signs. The 40-page grievance that lands at 11pm. The polished legal phrasing that doesn’t quite sound like the person who sent it. The confident references to cases that, on closer inspection, don’t say what they’re supposed to say (or don’t exist at all…). Generative AI has handed every employee a free, tireless and extremely self-assured legal assistant.
New trade union access rights: what do video games businesses need to know?
Trade union activity in the UK video games industry has grown rapidly in recent years, driven largely by the IWGB Game Workers Union. Unlike some other creative sectors, most studios do not currently operate under any formal recognition or collective bargaining agreement with a union. A small but growing number however are now having to tackle union approaches and considerations. From 30 October 2026, a new legal regime will come into force.
Government appoints ‘Freelance Champions’
The Government has indicated that it intends to continue with the previous Government’s plans for the creative industries by announcing the appointment of two ‘Freelance Champions’ to represent the interests of those who are self-employed in the sector.
New trade union access rights: what do film and TV businesses need to know?
Trade union activity is an important feature of the UK film and TV industry. Collective bargaining arrangements (“CBAs”) between Pact and Equity / BECTU have long provided mechanisms for union engagement with productions, including provisions dealing with access to sets and pre-production meetings. From 30 October 2026, a new legal regime will come into force.
ACAS’ proposed new code of practice for disciplinary and grievance processes – evolution rather than revolution?
The ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures has been the cornerstone of workplace investigations and internal processes for many years. Most HR professionals and employment lawyers could probably recite large parts of it from memory. You can certainly count our illustrious employment team amongst those with such an enviable party trick! It’s therefore potentially big news that ACAS has finally published a new draft of the Code – it’s first since 2009.
Misogyny in music: Parliamentary Committee publishes report - Wiggin LLP
The Women and Equalities Committee has published a follow-up to its predecessor committee’s report on misogyny in music, finding that “little has changed” and making a range of recommendations to “help set the music industry on a path of lasting change free from discrimination, harassment and fear”. The Committee notes that whilst the previous report was “well received by the music industry” and some bodies committed to make changes, the response from Government was underwhelming.
Paternity and shared paternity leave: Parliamentary Committee publishes report - Wiggin LLP
The Women and Equalities Committee has published its report into paternity and shared parental leave, calling for a “full review…[to] fully grasp the scale of the task and address fundamental flaws in the system”. The report is detailed in its research and stark in its findings: it states that the UK’s parental leave system has fallen behind most comparable countries and that it has “one of the worst statutory leave offers for fathers and other parents in the developed world”.
City Council set to fill Ward 4 seat with interim appointment March 26
The Saint Paul City Council is expected to select an interim member to represent Ward 4 at its meeting on Wednesday, March 26. Council president Rebecca Noecker, with the help of council staff, narrowed the list of 20 applicants to four finalists—Sean Lim, Lisa Nelson, Matt Privratsky and Melissa Martinez-Sones. The finalists were interviewed by the council on March 19.
Remote and Hybrid Working: Call for Evidence launched
The newly-formed House of Lords Select Committee on Home-based Working has launched a Call for Evidence as part of its inquiry considering the effects and future development of remote and hybrid working in the UK. The Committee invites individuals and organisations to have their say on the challenges and opportunities posed by remote and hybrid working, and the impact on productivity, the economy, and wider society.
An Employment Rights Bill update: longer limitation periods on the way
The government has recently published the second version of the Employment Rights Bill (Bill) following a series of amendments and initial read throughs in parliament.
Worked Up, your monthly employment & immigration law lowdown - February 2025
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Click here to watch the video Welcome to Worked Up – your one-stop shop for the latest updates in employment and immigration law. Hear from Seth below who’ll fill you in on what’s in store in this month’s edition: If you would like to discuss any of the below updates, please do get in touch. Alternatively, if you would like to receive these updates directly to your inbox, please subscribe here.
By Natalie Brunsdon, Tom Mintern, Seth Roe, Ellie Sergeant, Charis Shakespeare, Ella Taylor Verified
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A new Employment Rights Bill to rule them all, and in the consultation bind them?
The much-heralded new Employment Rights Bill, as initially announced in the King’s Speech back in July, has finally been published. There has been the usual circus of announcements, press releases, backlash, commentary. Quite a bit of waffle too… Hopefully though you’re all keen to know what Wiggin thinks and what this might mean for our clients, and particularly the key sectors we specialise in. We’re here to meet that challenge and have spent the day delving into some of the detail.
Worked Up, your monthly employment & immigration law lowdown - October 2024
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Welcome to this month’s edition of Worked Up – your one-stop shop for the latest updates in employment and immigration law. In this month’s update, we consider what is happening with Labour’s much publicised employment law revamp, whether an employee’s belief in English nationalism amounts to a protected belief under the Equality Act 2010 and summarise the implications of the recently launched Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme.
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From reaction to prevention: The new duty on UK employers to stop sexual harassment
Sexual harassment has unfortunately been far too prevalent within far too many workplaces for far too long. Whilst the issue became particularly high profile recently in the wake of the #MeToo movement and remains topical with regular stories of abhorrent behaviour in a wide range of sectors (from the NHS, to fast food, to media and interactive entertainment, etc.), it is sadly nothing new.
Government confirms it is committed to delivering the Plan to Make Work Pay “in full”
The Government has confirmed that it is “committed to delivering the Plan to Make Work Pay in full”. Answering a written question in the House of Lords, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch stated that “ministers are identifying the most appropriate delivery mechanisms for the commitments in the Plan, including an Employment Rights Bill that will be introduced to Parliament within 100 days of taking office.
Worked Up, your monthly employment & immigration law lowdown - August 2024
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Welcome to this month’s edition of Worked Up – your one-stop shop for the latest updates in employment and immigration law.
By Tom Mintern, Seth Roe, Ellie Sergeant, Charis Shakespeare, Ella Taylor Verified, Natalie Brunsdon
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Startup Coalition publishes manifesto
The Startup Coalition has published a manifesto urging the Government to tackle some of the challenges that it says are being faced by the UK’s ‘startup and scaleup ecosystem’. While the manifesto acknowledges progress that has been made over the past decade – pointing to encouraging VC investment figures and effective tax incentives programmes – it warns that there are “clear and critical challenges” that the Government should address.
Are we really set for the “biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation”?
Today marks the day of the first King’s Speech for the new Labour government. If that doesn’t mean a lot to you, then in short it’s where the government’s legislative plans for the year ahead are revealed. So while there’s lots (and we mean seriously lots!) of pomp and ceremony, it also provides an opportunity to get a much clearer roadmap of the potential reform within the next 12 months, helping provide the public and business greater certainty over upcoming legal developments.
Election 2024 employment implications - party by party: Labour
Hot on the heels of our recent briefings about the Liberal Democrat and Conservative manifestos, here is the final part of our employment and immigration briefing series looking at the Labour Party’s proposals in their manifesto that was launched on 13 June 2024. As before, this piece is aimed at summarising and demystifying the key employment and immigration proposals of the Labour Party and considering what they might mean for business and the wider media and technology industries. All change?
Election 2024 employment implications - party by party: The Liberal Democrats
Election fever is now well and truly in full swing. Like it or loathe it, a general election always brings with it opportunities and promises for reform in a wide range of areas, not least employment and immigration regulation.
Flexible Working: New rules come into force
New laws relating to requests for flexible working came into force on 6 April 2024, bringing significant changes to the workplace. First, employees will no longer be required to have 26 weeks of continuous employment before making a request for flexible working: that right will exist from day one. Second, employees making such a request will no longer be required to set out what effects they think their request would have on their employer and how those effects could be mitigated.
Guidance published on responsible use of AI in HR and recruitment processes
The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, alongside a number of other organisations including the Information Commissioner’s Office, Equality and Human Rights Commission, and Ada Lovelace Institute, has published guidance for the responsible use of AI in HR and recruitment processes. The guidance is a comprehensive document, setting out in non-technical terms how businesses can identify and mitigate risks associated with the use of AI in recruitment and hiring processes.
A holiday pay revolution? Guidance for the Film and TV industry
Click here to watch the video With new holiday pay legislation coming into force in April 2024, Seth Roe outlines what this will mean for the Film & TV industry in this video.
Monthly Roundup - November 2021
Welcome to LawInSport’s Roundup for November 2021. We have curated a selection of recent articles and podcasts from our content that reflect contemporary issues and popularity. An excerpt from each article is set out below, and the full article is accessible via the hyperlink. We have also included updates on events, jobs and new members of LawInSport. Please enjoy, and if you have any related questions or feedback then please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Too Little Too Late…
UK: Too Little Too Late… 11 June 2021 by Seth Roe , Marcus Rowland and Charis Shakespeare Wiggin To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Flatman v Essex County Council UKEAT/0097/20 In this case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) reaffirmed the principle that a fundamental breach of contract (in the context of a constructive dismissal claim) cannot be cured.
EU Settlement Scheme - Going, Going, Gone… - Immigration - European Union
European Union: EU Settlement Scheme – Going, Going, Gone… 11 June 2021 by Seth Roe , Marcus Rowland and Charis Shakespeare Wiggin To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The deadline for applications under the EU Settlement Scheme of 30 June 2021 is fast approaching. Successful applicants to the scheme obtain either settled or pre-settled status which is one of the simplest ways of retaining the right to live and work in the UK post Brexit.
Workers Have A Right To Be Safe
UK: Workers Have A Right To Be Safe 11 June 2021 by Seth Roe , Marcus Rowland and Charis Shakespeare Wiggin To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
The End Of Remote Working?
UK: The End Of Remote Working? 11 June 2021 by Seth Roe , Marcus Rowland and Charis Shakespeare Wiggin To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. With the work from home guidelines due to be lifted in the next couple of weeks, reports suggest that demand for city centre office space is starting to rise as many employers prepare for a return to the workplace.
Annoying Health And Safety Duties Led To Dismissal
UK: Annoying Health And Safety Duties Led To Dismissal 17 May 2021 by Marcus Rowland , Seth Roe and Charis Shakespeare Wiggin To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
Don't Count Your Chickens…..
UK: Don't Count Your Chickens….. 17 May 2021 by Marcus Rowland , Seth Roe and Charis Shakespeare Wiggin To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Antuzis and others v DJ Houghton Catching Services Ltd and others [2021] EWHC 971 (QB) There's probably a few jobs you'd prefer to do than be a chicken catcher but if you think it sounds appealing then take heed of this case.
Failure To Enhance Shared Parental Pay
UK: Failure To Enhance Shared Parental Pay - Discriminatory? 14 May 2021 by Marcus Rowland , Seth Roe and Charis Shakespeare Wiggin To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Mr B Price v Powys County Council UKEAT/0133/20/LA (V) In this case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) confirmed that an employer's decision to offer enhanced adoption pay but only statutory shared parental pay was not direct sex discrimination.
I'll Stay Locked Down Thank You Very Much
UK: I'll Stay Locked Down Thank You Very Much 14 May 2021 by Marcus Rowland , Seth Roe and Charis Shakespeare Wiggin To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
Right To Work Checks – End Of Temporary Relief - Employment and HR - UK
UK: Right To Work Checks – End Of Temporary Relief 14 May 2021 by Marcus Rowland , Seth Roe and Charis Shakespeare Wiggin To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Government has announced that the temporary changes made to right to work checks as a result of Covid-19 will come to an end on 20 June 2021. Since 30 March 2020, employers have been able to carry out right to work checks via video call.
No Luck In The Court Of Appeal For Mr Page…
UK: No Luck In The Court Of Appeal For Mr Page… 15 April 2021 by Marcus Rowland , Seth Roe and Charis Shakespeare Wiggin To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
Right To Work Checks
UK: Right To Work Checks 15 April 2021 by Marcus Rowland , Seth Roe and Charis Shakespeare Wiggin To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The government has thankfully updated its guidance on right to work checks to confirm that right to work checks for EEA nationals will not change until after 30 June 2021.
The Off Payroll Working Rules….Not All Bad News?
UK: The Off Payroll Working Rules….Not All Bad News? 15 April 2021 by Marcus Rowland , Seth Roe and Charis Shakespeare Wiggin To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Any hopes for a second postponement of the Off Payroll Working Rules (we know a few of you out there were still holding out for such a wish) have sadly been well and truly dashed as the new rules came into effect on 6 April 2021.
The End Of Shielding (Mark 2)
UK: The End Of Shielding (Mark 2) 15 April 2021 by Marcus Rowland , Seth Roe and Charis Shakespeare Wiggin To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. With effect from 1 April 2021, individuals who have been identified as clinically extremely vulnerable from Covid-19 are no longer being advised to shield.
Worked Up, Your Monthly Employment Law Lowdown – February 2021 - Employment and HR - UK
UK: Worked Up, Your Monthly Employment Law Lowdown – February 2021 06 April 2021 by Marcus Rowland , Seth Roe and Charis Shakespeare Wiggin To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. After what feels like the longest January in history, we're delighted to welcome you all to the February edition of Worked Up! We hope you and your colleagues have all been keeping well and are managing (somehow) to avoid lockdown fever.
High Court Rules On Ownership Of Copyright In Software Developed By Employee
UK: High Court Rules On Ownership Of Copyright In Software Developed By Employee 06 April 2021 Wiggin To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Mr Penhallurick, a former employee of MD5 Ltd, claimed ownership of copyright in eight works relating to a technique he named "Virtual Forensic Computing" (VFC). Mr Penhallurick issued proceedings for infringement of his copyright against his former employer.
Gender Pay Gap Reporting Obligations Suspended Again
UK: Gender Pay Gap Reporting Obligations Suspended Again 19 March 2021 by Marcus Rowland , Seth Roe and Charis Shakespeare Wiggin To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Covid-19 has naturally led to the relaxation of a number of statutory requirements.
No Jab, No Job - Employment and HR - UK
UK: No Jab, No Job 19 March 2021 by Marcus Rowland , Seth Roe and Charis Shakespeare Wiggin To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. With widespread reports highlighting the significant impact that Covid vaccines are already having in our fight against the pandemic, many employers are understandably considering the introduction of vaccination policies.
Employee Dismissed For Failing To Wear A Face Mask
UK: Employee Dismissed For Failing To Wear A Face Mask 19 March 2021 by Marcus Rowland , Seth Roe and Charis Shakespeare Wiggin To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Kubilius v Kent Foods Ltd ET/3201960/2020 In this case, an employment tribunal held that an employee was fairly dismissed after he refused to wear a face mask when visiting a client site.
Uber's Costs To Surge?
UK: Uber's Costs To Surge? 19 March 2021 by Marcus Rowland , Seth Roe and Charis Shakespeare Wiggin To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Uber and others v Aslam and others [2021] UKSC 5 In what was headline news, the Supreme Court has upheld a tribunal decision that Uber drivers are workers, meaning that they will be entitled to holiday pay, pension contributions and a whole host of other workers' rights.
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