Employment Notes

France: Recent and Upcoming Labour Reforms

UK: pay gap reporting - yet more guidance on gender reports

UK: New resources - flexible work form, SPL guide, illegal work, disabled employees

The Government has published the following new resources for employers: a standard form for employees to use when making a flexible working …

UK: Disability - scope of duty to make reasonable adjustments

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that neither EU nor UK law impose on an employer a duty to make reasonable adjustments for disablity to …

UK: Flexible work requests - new regime in force

A new regime for flexible work requests came into force on 30 June 2014 - see here for details. Our HSF briefing available to clients provides a …

UK: Flexible work regulations published: employers should review their policies

From 30 June 2014, the right to request flexible working will become available to all employees with 26 weeks' service, not just those with caring …

UK: Family-friendly leave and flexible work - policies will need updating to reflect new rights

Employers will need to update their flexible work and family-related leave policies over the next few months, following the Children and Families Act …

France: Flexible working time arrangements - for businesses applying the SYNTEC collective bargaining agreement

Employer and trade union organisations in industries applying the SYNTEC collective bargaining agreement (including in particular a number of consultancy …

UK: Implementation dates - flexible work and shared parental leave, employer penalties, rehabilitation periods, abolition of statutory sick pay recoupment

According to a BIS Press Office tweet, the proposed extension to the right to request flexible working to all employees with six months' employment …

UK: Flexible work - delay to extension of rights; Acas code and guide

The extension of the right to request flexible working to all employees with six months' employment, and the replacement of the current statutory …

Australia: Flexible work requests - achieving compliance with legal obligations

Flexible work arrangements have been in the spotlight again this year with the categories of employees who can request these arrangements expanded …

Australia: Does ‘flexible work’ really work?

Returning to work after a period of parental leave is a key crunch point in a worker’s career. Handled well, this transition can be a smooth and positive …