UK People, Reward and Mobility Newsletter

UK People, Reward and Mobility Newsletter – June 2024

June 2024

United Kingdom: Each month, we look at some of the key employment, pension and immigration issues affecting our clients' workforces. In this edition, we explore: European proposals for a right to disconnect; navigating modern working arrangements; the updated government "Disability Confident" Guide; and pension scheme powers of amendment. We also bring you our quarterly horizon scan for employment law.

UK People, Reward and Mobility Newsletter – May 2024

May 2024

United Kingdom: Each month, we look at some of the key employment, pension and immigration issues affecting our clients' workforces. In this edition, we explore: new guidance on using AI in recruitment; moving during the working day for mental health; restrictive covenants; new European guidance on labour market agreements; the government's fit note reform proposals; and the Migration Advisory Committee's review of the Graduate visa route.

UK People, Reward and Mobility Newsletter – April 2024

April 2024

United Kingdom: In this edition, we look at some of the key employment law issues affecting our clients' workforces. In particular, we explore: the range of reasonable responses test in unfair dismissal claims; taskforces to grow the economy; the Pension Regulator's Pathway to Net Zero; and international remote holiday working requests.

UK People, Reward and Mobility Newsletter – March 2024

March 2024

United Kingdom: In this edition, we look at some of the key employment law issues affecting our clients' workforces. In particular, we explore: four-day work weeks; the proposed Immigration Salary List; new EHRC menopause guidance; decumulation for DC pension schemes; and further changes to the immigration rules. We also bring you our quarterly horizon scan for UK employment law.

UK People, Reward and Mobility Newsletter – February 2024

February 2024

United Kingdom: In this edition, we look at some of the key employment law issues affecting our clients' workforces. In particular, we explore: social mobility in the workplace; LGBTQ+ History Month; International Women's Day; considering pensions during mergers and acquisitions; key immigration updates; and competition law enforcement in the UK labour market.

UK People, Reward and Mobility Newsletter – January 2024

January 2024

United Kingdom: In this edition, we look at some of the key employment law issues affecting our clients' workforces. In particular, we explore: the legislative developments and cases to look out for in 2024; resignations in the heat of the moment; changes to UK immigration rules for visitors; the ONS report on ethnicity pay gap statistics; and pension pots for life.

UK People, Reward and Mobility Newsletter – December 2023

December 2023

United Kingdom: In this edition, we look at some of the key employment law issues affecting our clients' workforces. In particular, we explore: the concept of wellbeing days; measures to reduce net migration; the use of AI to improve engagement with workplace pensions; and the discrimination risks of a full-time return to office policy.

UK People, Reward and Mobility Newsletter – November 2023

November 2023

United Kingdom: In this edition, we look at some of the key employment law issues affecting our clients' workforces. In particular, we explore: bonus clawbacks; the impact of alcohol-free initiatives; a Supreme Court decision on administrators' liability in the context of collective redundancies; the consultation on diversity and inclusion in the financial sector; and the Social Factors Taskforce consultation on pension scheme investment.

UK People, Reward and Mobility Newsletter – October 2023

October 2023

United Kingdom: In this edition, we look at some of the key employment law issues affecting our clients' workforces. In particular, we explore: the Strike (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023; the recent proposals for changes to family leave entitlements; the CIPD Manifesto for Good Work; the Supreme Court's decision on historic holiday pay claims; new guidance on fertility issues in the workplace; and the pensions dashboard programme so far.

UK People, Reward and Mobility Newsletter – September 2023

September 2023

United Kingdom: In this edition, we look at some of the key employment law issues affecting our clients’ workforces. In particular, we explore: how to manage employees’ ill health; the risks posed by the use of neurotechnology in the workplace; the potential of Collective Defined Contribution pension schemes; enforcing restrictive covenants; International Week of Happiness at Work; and how employers can support employees affected by a dementia diagnosis.