Employment Matters

Editor's Note

Welcome to the Summer edition of Employment Matters: our round-up of the latest developments in employment law and key issues affecting employers and HR Professionals. In this edition, with Labour's General Election win, we examine their extensive manifesto pledges to change employment law, including their pledge to introduce an Employment Rights Bill within the first 100 days of Government.

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Labour manifesto pledges on employment

Labour's manifesto commits to implementing in full the proposals set out in its policy document 'Labour's Plan To Make Work Pay: Delivering A New Deal For Working People'.

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New employer duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace

From October this year, employers need to be ready to show that they have taken positive steps designed to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. A failure to do so could be costly – both financially and to the reputation of the employer's business.

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AI in the workplace

As AI becomes increasingly integrated into crucial recruitment and employment processes, understanding the implications of AI deployment in these contexts is critical. This series examines AI's growing impact on recruitment, HR and employee management, highlighting the importance of understanding the regulatory, legal and commercial issues that arise from its use.

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What can a business do if an employee steals its confidential information?

Unlawful removal of confidential information can have serious consequences for a business, including significant financial loss and reputational damage.

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Employee competition: what to do when your employee artificially manufactures a constructive dismissal situation

It is a reality facing all employers that from time to time their employees will decide to move to a competitor, and sometimes those employees will try to circumvent the contractual obligations employers have put in place to protect the business in those circumstances.

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Restraint of Trade: what is a Departure Lounge clause?

Departure Lounge clauses, also known as "waiting room" clauses, are clauses which limit the number of employees, partners or members of an organisation who can leave within a certain period of time, usually the organisation's financial year or calendar year. Departure Lounge clauses are usually found in partnership agreements, LLP members' agreements and sometimes shareholder agreements.

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The benefits of employee ownership for people-focused businesses

Each year, the UK community of employee-owned businesses celebrate Employee Ownership Day (EO Day). In 2024, EO Day is 21 June and the theme is 'Proudly EO'. In this piece, we consider why businesses might want to boost employee ownership participation, especially if their culture is already people-centric and striving for inclusivity and profit with purpose.

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UAE company law change opens the door to tax-advantaged incentives for UK companies with a UAE subsidiary

Companies wishing to implement the UK statutory tax-advantaged Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) to award share options to their UK employees and/or wishing to secure eligibility for Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) tax relief for their angel investors are ineligible for such prized arrangements if the corporate group has a non-qualifying subsidiary.

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