As many of us know all too well, the coronavirus pandemic has forced companies and their personnel to shift their operations to a remote, work-from-home (or WFH) environment. This change has had a profound effect on outsourcing providers and their c...

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New Resourcing+ service gives clients ultimate flexibility with interim support Konexo, a division of Eversheds Sutherland, has launched Resourcing+ an evolution of its existing resourcing service to be rolled out across its global network.

Judicial recess in Jordan usually takes place annually during the months of July and August however due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the Jordanian Judicial Council (“JJC”) and the Jordanian Bar Association (“JBA”) anno...

Eversheds Sutherland were delighted to partner with Women in ETFs for a one hour webinar 'Navigating Lockdown and Beyond - Practical steps to support ourselves and others through a unique time' on 30 April. The presentation was delivered by Á...

On 28 April 2020, the Russian President issued Decree No. 294 On Prolonging Measures To Ensure Sanitary and Epidemiological Wellbeing of the Population in the Russian Federation due to the Spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The following da...

Commercial Court – a return to action? On 4 May 2020, the Commercial Court Judge in Northern Ireland, the Honourable Mr Justice Horner, circulated an update to legal professionals stating clearly that the Commercial ‘Hub’ is open f...

Late last December, the FCA issued a Call for Input (CFI)[1] to explore the opportunities and risks arising from Open Finance. Comments are due by Tuesday 17 March 2020 – don’t miss your chance to ha...

In Brief: According to the 2020 budget draft law n°7500, published on 14 October 2019 (the “Bill”), the validity of advance tax agreements (“ATAs”) granted prior to 1 January 2015 should now be limited to five years. Sinc...

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    With the deadline for individuals (who are not provisional taxpayers) fast approaching for submitting their tax returns, a question that is worth asking is whether full disclosure has been made in the relevant tax return. A taxpayer ha...

German-Luxembourg cross-border commuters Luxembourg and Germany have concluded a mutual agreement (Verständigungsvereinbarung) for Covid 19 related home office activities (für Corona bedingte Home Office Tätigkeiten) on 3 April 2020,...

What you need to know As part of the response to COVID-19 the Government has delayed the introduction of the new IR35 rules (which extend the current IR35 rules that apply to public sector bodies to medium and large private sector organisations) unt...

This edition of our quarterly labour law update contains the following content: News number of days lost to strikes in 2007, the highest in five years trade union membership falls in 2007 <...

This edition of our quarterly labour law update contains the following content: News ACAS consults over amended time–off Code of Practice Redundancy and key labour law pointers The outlook for industrial unrest Last minute t...

Article 49 of the EC Treaty prohibits restrictions on the freedom to provide services within the EU; Article 43 similarly prohibits restrictions on the freedom to establish businesses. Together with a prohibition on the grounds of nationality, these...

This edition of our quarterly labour law update contains the following content: News UK workers continue to protest over the use of foreign labour Possible increase in statutory redundancy pay Employees t...

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News Continuing decline in trade union membership: the latest government statistics New Regulations to be introduced to prevent blacklisting ...

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News A record rise in tribunal protective award claims Gordon Brown makes agency...

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edit...

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News RMT to challenge trade union laws  Decline in trade union membership continues  Government review of employment law to include European work...

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News Agency regulations under review by coalition The threat of strikes and the law Unite leadership race Recent UK labour case law Worrall and othe...

The law relating to industrial action is complicated and many aspects are unclear, mainly because of conflicting court decisions, complex statutory rules or because of the absence of judicial interpretation. In particular, uncertainty exists over th...

The law relating to industrial action is complicated and many aspects are unclear, mainly because of conflicting court decisions, complex statutory rules or because of the absence of judicial interpretation. In particular, uncertainty exists over th...

The annual report published by BIS on trade union membership has just been published and contains new statistics for 2010. As in previous years, it tracks an ongoing decline in trade union membership levels and, similarly, a fall in the number of em...

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News • Public sector strikes: beyond the media outcry • Government announces review of 90 day collective consultation period • E...

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News Acas sees rising demand for conciliation in disputes CAC reports drop in statutory recognition applications New ways of trade union organising Order ...

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News Strike days surged in 2011: a one-off or a new trend? Woolworths claim puts the spotlight on "establishment" for redundancy purposes Calls for collect...

Welcome to our June UK labour law update. This edition contains the following content: UK labour law news Trade union membership rises to 6.5 million reversing recent falling trends PCS and TSSA unions move closer towards mergers with Unite  ...

Welcome to our UK labour law update. This edition contains the following content:UK labour law news • Government independent review of industrial disputes• An update on labour law and the European Court of Human RightsUK labour case l...

Welcome to our December UK labour law update. This edition contains the following content:UK labour law news Working time reform more likely Politics, next year’s General Election and labour law – an unhealthy mix? UK labour cas...

Welcome to our March UK labour law update. This edition contains the following content: UK labour law news BIS pushes ahead with new trade union membership assurance scheme. Unite contemplates acting outside the law. Bookings being taken for Ever...

The labour broker industry faces great pressure to comply with the changes to the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995, as amended, (“LRA”) read with amendments giving effect to the ‘equal pay for work of equal value’ principle in...

Welcome to our September UK labour law update. This edition contains the following content:UK labour law news• The Trade Union Bill• Trade union about-turn on the EU referendum• Industrial action: recent ...

Welcome to our December UK labour law quarterly update. This edition contains the following content: UK labour law news Trade Union Act implementation: new regulations and Codes of Practice The gig economy: ‘self-employed’ seek trade un...

Welcome to our March UK labour law quarterly update. This edition contains the following content: UK labour law news Trade Union Act changes to industrial action law: now in force Public sector facility time reporting in force from 1 April 2017 Pub...

Court of Appeal upholds single collective bargaining unit for only 1.2% of employees in an otherwise non-unionised employer In a significant development for employers, particularly those without recognised trade unions and those with dispersed busin...

Welcome to our December UK labour law quarterly update. This edition contains the following content: UK labour law news Responding to walkouts by gig workers and contractors Central Arbitration Committee annual report records drop in recognition ap...

Welcome to our March UK labour law quarterly update. This edition contains the following content: Lessons learnt Chocks away: Despite the rarity of recent employer injunctions to stop strikes, one such injunction averted flight disruption over Chris...

The mortgage pre-action protocol (MPAP) has been in force for a little over six months, long enough for the courts' approach to settle down and for patterns to emerge. This article looks at our experiences. The good news is that MPAP compliance has...

The English High Court, in the recent case Kairos Shipping Limited v. Enka & Co LLC & Others (Atlantic Confidence) [2013] EWHC 1904 (Comm), considered whether or not a tonnage limitation fund may be constituted by provision of a P&I club...

Emirates Trading Agency LLC v. Prime Mineral Exports Private Limited [2014] EWHC 2104 (Comm) Facts Emirates Trading Agency (Emirates) agreed to buy iron ore from Prime Mineral Exports (PME) but failed to collect all the order. PME claimed liquid...

The Supreme Court’s decision in Zurich Insurance PLC UK Branch v International Energy Group Limited provides some clarity to the position of Clubs who face long-tail work related illness claims where multiple employers or insurers were involve...

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon hit a new high in the first four months of the year, according to data released on Friday, a worrying trend after the devastation caused by record fires last year.

The general earned a salary of N750,000 before retirement.

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