Expanded “unfair dismissal” protections that could significantly increase potential liability for multinational employers with operations in the United Kingdom are coming. In this We Get Work episode, Jackson Lewis Principal John Sander and Rob Hill, head of employment at Clyde & Co London, discuss how organizations can strengthen recruitment, performance and related practices to prepare for upcoming UK employment law reforms.
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John Sander
Principal, New York City
Welcome to the latest episode of We Get Work. I'm John Sander, co-leader of the International Law group at Jackson Lewis. And I'm joined today by my friend Rob Hill, Head of the Employment Law practice at Clyde & Co London.
We wanted to talk today about something that is a bit of a storm cloud on the horizon for those of you who manage global employment law issues, particularly in the UK. A lot of clients outside the UK, including many of my clients in the U.S., are not really up to speed on this. It has not hit their radar, and yet it is an important development that will take effect at the end of the year. I would go so far as to say this takes the UK from being "Europe-lite," which is the way I've usually described it to clients in terms of the level of complexity and protections for employees, to maybe a bit more of a "Europe classic.” The UK is now a little more like countries such as France,...
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