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  • Date:
    6 April 2021
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Changing immigration rules and how employers can benefit

    Revisions to the immigration rules and specifically the points-based system in light of Brexit have kickstarted a huge shift in how employers hire, writes Jonathan Beech of Migrate UK.

  • Date:
    28 January 2021
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Webinar: End of the Brexit transition period - what does this mean for HR?

    Huw Cooke talks about how to ensure compliance with the new immigration rules and considers what other employment issues might arise out of Brexit. He also looks at the impact of Brexit on existing employment law derived from the EU, as well as how future EU employment directives and case law may affect UK law.

  • Date:
    18 January 2021
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Brexit and UK employment law

    Now that the UK and the EU have agreed on the position of the UK post-Brexit, HR is left wondering what this means for UK employment law in 2021 and beyond. Consultant editor Darren Newman considers the impact of Brexit not only on retained EU legislation, but also on EU case law.

  • Type:
    FAQs

    What is the effect of Brexit on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation to the UK?

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Gig economy: EU health and safety rights extend to workers, High Court rules

    In R (on the application of the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and another, the High Court held that the Government has failed to implement properly EU health and safety Directives by excluding workers from the UK implementing legislation.

  • Date:
    29 October 2020
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Managing international business travel during coronavirus and Brexit

    The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has made business travel increasingly complex, and the end of the Brexit transition period could complicate it further. Louise Haycock and Heidi Cook of Fragomen outline the key issues that employers need to consider when employees undertake international travel for work.

  • Date:
    19 October 2020
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Webinar: Looking beyond Brexit - is your organisation ready?

    In this webinar, Louise Haycock, partner at Fragomen, will guide you through the new Brexit rules and give practical advice on the steps your organisation needs to take to protect your workforce.

  • Date:
    29 September 2020
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Post-Brexit recruitment realities

    The new post-Brexit immigration system comes into force in January 2021, but employers need to start making plans now to ensure they are able to access the talent they need. Nick Martindale reports.

  • Date:
    30 June 2020
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    The new immigration system for the UK

    The Brexit transition period is due to end on 31 December 2020, with no indication that this will be extended in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. European nationals who arrive in the UK from 1 January 2021 will require immigration permission to work here.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    ECJ considers if homophobic comments made in radio interview breached EU law

    In NH v Associazione Avvocatura per i diritti LGBTI, the European Court of Justice held that a senior lawyer's comments on a radio programme that he would not wish to recruit homosexual people fell within the scope of the Equal Treatment Framework Directive (2000/78/EC) even though his firm was not recruiting, or planning to recruit, at the time.

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