Does All Employment Law In The UK Derive From The EU?

large proportion of the employment law which subsists in the UK derives from EU law.  To name a few aspects, discrimination, collective consultation on redundancy, the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE), family leave entitlements, the Working Time Regulations 1998 and The Agency Worker Regulations 2010. However, much of the employment law protection available in the UK is given effect by legislation which has been enacted in the UK, in order […]

By | August 8th, 2016 ||

Covert recordings in the workplace: What do employers need to know?

A recent spate of cases indicate it is becoming more common for employees to record conversations in the workplace, and later seek to rely on them in a legal proceeding against their former employer. A 2015 Federal Circuit Court decision examined the circumstances in which these types of recordings are obtained, and whether they should be admitted as evidence in court.

Unfortunately, recordings of private workplace conversations are often made covertly and without consent. Surprisingly, […]

By | August 5th, 2016 ||

Massachusetts Adds Teeth To Equal Pay Obligations

On July 23, 2016, the Massachusetts Legislature passed the Act to Establish Pay Equity (the “Act”).1 The stated purpose of the Act is to increase wage transparency and bridge the gender gap with regard to wages. Governor Baker stated that he intends to sign the Act next week. If he does so, the Act will take effect on January 1, 2018. When it takes effect, Massachusetts will have one of the most expansive equal […]

By | August 3rd, 2016 ||