The Court of Appeal has confirmed that training repayment clauses may be unenforceable where they go beyond what is reasonably necessary to protect an employer's legitimate business interests. Bac...

Background The Equality and Human Rights Commission's updated Code of Practice on services, public functions and associations has completed the parliamentary approval process and will come into fo...

Navigating employment across the Middle East requires more than a surface-level understanding of regional labour laws. While the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Middle East and North Africa (ME...

Background In Mokhammad v General Medical Council, a doctor brought a direct race discrimination claim arising from disciplinary proceedings before the General Medical Council (GMC). Following an ...

Companies must strengthen internal controls over their tax affairs and improve their whistleblower systems in light of HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) new whistleblower awards scheme, an expert has...

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Background The government has launched a consultation on proposals to modernise the UK's equal pay and pay discrimination framework. The consultation forms part of the Plan to Make Work Pay and se...