The Government plans to prune restrictions around non-compete clauses when employees leave to join a competitor or set up a rival business, according to a policy paper just published.

Proposals in the smarter regulation to grow the economy policy paper include limiting the length of non-compete clauses to a... Read More →

Bullying has been hitting the headlines in recent weeks, demonstrating that no matter how high you fly, wings can be burned.

It’s behaviour that has seen Dominic Raab forced to resign as deputy prime minister and justice secretary, and CBI boss Tony Danker pushed out for behaviour that... Read More →

As you will no doubt be aware, Ed Sheeran has been defending himself in the Manhattan Federal Court against claims that he copied Marvin Gaye’s classic Let’s Get it On when creating his 2014 hit Thinking Out Loud. Whilst the songwriter had a successful outcome on this occasion, meaning he will not be quitting... Read More →

On 10 May 2023 the Government announced a number of significant employment law measures as part of a package of regulatory reforms to grow the economy. These include:

• Removing reporting requirements from the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR);
• Allowing rolled up holiday pay;
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“The UK is clearly closed for business”. Those were the damning words of a spokesperson for Activision Blizzard following the CMA’s decision to block the proposed takeover of the company by US tech giant Microsoft, announced on 26 April 2023.

The backstory? In January 2022, a deal was brokered between... Read More →

Holiday pay for the additional bank holiday on 6th May to celebrate the upcoming coronation is giving employers a headache before a toast has been raised to the new King.

The long weekend is intended to give the nation the chance to take part in community celebrations and public events, but... Read More →

Everyone dreads the annual spring clean... nobody likes to dig out old things that they should have got rid of years ago.

But what if we had the same attitude with HR? What problems could that cause down the line?

Let us do the dirty work...

Employment Law is constantly changing, and... Read More →

The Seafarers' Wages Bill received Royal Assent on 23 March 2023, becoming the Seafarers' Wages Act 2023 (SWA 2023).

Since the passage of the National Minimum Wage (Offshore Employment) (Amendment) Order 2020 (see Legal update, National Minimum Wage (Offshore Employment) (Amendment) Order 2020 to narrow... Read More →

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) published a new voluntary code of practice for app store operators and app developers on 09 December 2022.

The code is designed to set out minimum security and privacy requirements for both operators and developers.

In this article, we will... Read More →

On 23 March 2023, the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) published its updated Influencers guide. Its aim is to ensure that influencers who are engaged in non-broadcast marketing activities (for brands, or even their own products) understand the rules that apply to them, and that they are aware of what would be... Read More →

New legislation to protect those who are pregnant or returned from maternity, shared parental or adoption leave came a step closer following a second reading in the House of Lords this month (3 March).

The measures are designed to tackle the discrimination reported by women during pregnancy and maternity... Read More →

To mark International Women’s Day 2023, Eaton Smith Employment Lawyers, Emma and Irina share recent developments in employment law relevant to the protection and support of women’s rights:

Redundancy Protections for Pregnant Women

Stronger redundancy protections for pregnant women and... Read More →