Employment Notes

EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: implications for employment law

France: Recent and Upcoming Labour Reforms

Brexit: updated "no deal" guidance for EEA citizens

On 28 January 2019 the UK Government published guidance for EEA and Swiss citizens arriving in the UK after 29 March 2019 in the event of a “no deal” …

UK: employment law and migration on a deal/no-deal Brexit

The last few weeks have seen a flurry of publications providing a slightly clearer picture of the employment and immigration consequences of a Brexit …

UK: Government's white paper on future relationship and technical notes in the event of a Brexit no-deal

Over the summer the Government published its white paper on the future UK-EU relationship post transitional period, covering a wide range of issues …

UK: Brexit negotiators agree sufficient progress made on rights of EU citizens in UK

The rights of EU citizens is one of the three issues on which sufficient progress was required before the Brexit negotiations with the EU could move onto …

UK: Brexit - UK government gives assurances to EU citizens in the UK

The rights of EU citizens currently in the UK were the subject of considerable focus last week, in light of concerns as to whether the Home Office will …

UK: New Resources

New presidential guidance has been issued in relation to how employment tribunals should calculate pensions loss and awards for injury to feelings in …

UK Government Position Paper on International Transfers of Data – key points

Last week the UK Government released its negotiating position paper on international transfers of personal data within the EEA (The Exchange and …

UK: Queen's Speech and Brexit developments

The Queen's Speech on 21 June 2017 set out the government's programme for the next two years and was inevitably dominated by Brexit-related legislation. …

Brexit and EU citizens’ rights – UK proposals and action points for employers

The UK Government has published its proposals for safeguarding the position of EU citizens living in the UK post Brexit (link).  Settling the future …

Brexit Blog launches with Brexit Q&A

As formal Brexit negotiations have now started, Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to announce the launch of its new Brexit Notes blog, where you will …