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Shift comes as UK team increasingly serves multinational employers seeking a global one-stop shop solution.

GQ|Littler Rebrands as Littler

March 25, 2025
3 min read

We look at the impact of the EU Pay Transparency Directive in contrast with Great Britain, the United States and Spain.

EU Pay Transparency Directive in Poland: What Does Pay Equality Mean for Employers and Employees?

March 20, 2025
5 min read

Natasha Adom, partner at employment law specialist Littler said the UK context made the regulators’ decision very different from U-turns in the US around DEI.

Financial regulators scrap DEI measures

March 13, 2025
1 min read

There has been a recent flurry of activity on the Employment Rights Bill, which will move to report stage on 11 March 2025.

Employment Rights Bill: the latest developments

March 7, 2025
15 min read

In March the European Parliament approved the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (the “Act”), creating the world’s first comprehensive set of rules for artificial intelligence.

The EU AI Act will formally become law

March 7, 2025
1 min read

Introducing the latest UK Immigration Rules Statement of Changes, Legal Immigration Minister Tom Pursglove announced that they will “deliver the biggest ever cut to migration over the course of this year.”

March 2024 UK immigration statement of changes: what employers need to know

March 5, 2025
10 min read

With more conversations about neurodiversity taking place, we summarise the key practical pieces of advice from Acas' recently published guidance on neurodiversity at work.

Neurodiversity Celebration Week: translating neurodiversity into neuroinclusivity at work

February 27, 2025
3 min read

How confidential are your communications, especially with third party advisors? We explain the meaning of legal privilege and disclosure.

It Ends With Us(eful) reminders about privilege and disclosure

February 27, 2025
3 min read

UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has revealed a 48% increase in immigration enforcement visits in the first month of 2025 compared to the January before.

Keeping on top of right to work compliance as UK immigration enforcement ramps up

February 26, 2025
3 min read

We explore the UK Government’s proposal to introduce a new ‘right to switch off’ with the current position in Germany.

Cross-border legal perspectives: comparing the UK and Germany’s approaches to ‘the right to switch off’

February 24, 2025
10 min read

We look at the growing body of case law that examines the complex issue of balancing employees’ freedom to express potentially controversial beliefs alongside the rights of other employees and the business’ interests.

Higgs v Farmor’s School

February 24, 2025
5 min read

This year’s campaign theme, 'Accelerate Action', poses the challenge of how to drive meaningful change for women, and in particular, women in leadership.

International Women’s Day – Accelerate Action: advancing women in leadership

February 24, 2025
5 min read

A recent Tribunal decision in Afshar and others v Addison Lee Ltd has found that the two-year backstop on deductions from wages claims was void.

Tribunal decision opens door to expansion of employer liability for deductions from wages claims

February 23, 2025
3 min read

The Government has confirmed that new rights to statutory neonatal care leave (SNCL) and pay (SNCP) will come into effect from 6 April 2025.

New rights to neonatal care leave and pay come into effect from 6 April 2025

February 22, 2025
3 min read

A UK employment tribunal has for the first time ruled that a belief in voodoo qualifies as a protected religious belief under the Equality Act.

Voodoo is a protected religious belief, UK tribunal rules

February 21, 2025
1 min read