Posted by Nikita Sonecha, Associate
With Uber on the brink of a historic IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, employment lawyer Nikita Sonecha asks if driver activism leading up to the offering or during the AGM is going to be a disruptive force for this vast, but relatively delicate company.
Posted by Nikita Sonecha, Associate
Uber’s looming initial public offering (IPO), scheduled for next week, has been making headlines for months, with speculation intensifying since its main rival in the US, Lyft, went public in March, raising $2.3 billion at the price of $72 per share.
Uber expects to put a final price on its shares on Thursday 9 May and to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange the next day.
Posted by Nikita Sonecha, Associate
Just when we thought the law on holiday pay was settled, it has reared its head once again. The latest decisions by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) suggest that employers and HR professionals need to do more than put appropriate policies in place.
Posted by Jasmine Chadha, Solicitor
The casualties keep coming in the UK’s stricken high street. Last month, 71 of Patisserie Valerie’s loss-making stores and all its concessions were closed immediately, and though the remaining 122 stores continue to trade while a buyer is found, about 3,000 employees are affected.
Posted by Richard Woodman, Partner
On Monday 28 January 2019, the Parliament voted in favour of the proposed immigration bill. This bill is now being considered by a Public Bill Committee which will scrutinise the Bill line by line and is expected to report to the House of Commons by Thursday 7 March 2019.
Posted by Richard Woodman, Partner
British firms are backing their EU workforces by offering to pay their application fees for the EU Settlement Scheme which is today being extended to all European workers living in the UK in its third and final testing phase.
Posted by Matthew Vincent, Trainee solicitor
After months of consultation the Government has published its response to the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices. The ‘Good Work Plan’ makes commitments to enacting legislation to implement most of the recommendations from the Taylor Review but has provided little detail on the legislation itself or timescales for implementation.
Posted by Ellen Goodland, Trainee Solicitor
Contributing authors: Lauren Harkin
As an employer, you may be liable for the behaviour of your employees outside of working hours.
Posted by Kate Benefer, Partner
The danger of social media should not be underestimated. This was recently highlighted by “the Ryanair 6” over the course of the last 4 weeks whereby despite Ryanair finding that the 6 had staged a picture of them being subjected to appalling working conditions and dismissing the 6 for gross misconduct; the damage was already done.
Posted by Richard Woodman, Partner
The pub and bar trade rely heavily on young and overseas employees. The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) say that on average, 17% of the sector’s total workforce are overseas nationals with 14% coming from the EU. In larger metropolitan areas and in kitchen roles that can rise to 80%.
Posted by Lucy Nash, Solicitor
So-called ‘gagging clauses’ have always courted controversy but they recently acquired rather sinister overtones after it came to light that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) had inserted them into some of its contracts with businesses and not-for-profit organisations involved in the roll-out of universal credit.
Posted by Richard Woodman, Partner
Prime Minister Theresa May and Home Secretary Sajid Javid have given their strong support to the recommendations of the MAC report at the Tory Party Conference. Whilst subject to negotiation, here are 10 things that are highly likely to appear in the long-awaited White Paper to be published this autumn.