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  • 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.

  • Date:
    23 August 2019
    Type:
    Case studies

    How Travelodge is attracting out-of-work parents through a targeted recruitment campaign

    Travelodge talks to XpertHR about its successful strategy of attracting out-of-work parents to help it address a shortfall in EU workers following Brexit.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Discrimination: Job applicant not genuinely seeking employment not protected

    In Kratzer v R+V Allgemeine Versicherung AG [2016] IRLR 888 ECJ, the ECJ held that a job applicant who is not genuinely seeking employment but whose sole purpose is to seek compensation for alleged discrimination with regard to his or her application is not protected by EU discrimination law.

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