Sessions

Five big problems, one Pay Transparency Directive

The Pay Transparency Directive is coming - and with it, a whole lot of questions. Our panel will dig into the five biggest challenges facing employers in relation to the new obligations. Expect practical insight, lively debate and a few things you’ll wish someone had told you sooner.

Podcast for this session: coming soon.

• Pay Attention series: Our experts examine all aspects of the Pay Transparency Directive with our colleagues across our global Ius Laboris network
  Listen here: Pay Transparency Directive
• Which countries have implemented? Check out our map here
• Our Pay Transparency Directive FAQs answer some of the most commonly asked questions on the PTD. 
• Pay Transparency Directive: new employee rights to pay information
• Pay Transparency Directive: What is a Joint Pay Assessment?
• Pay Transparency Directive: what is the role of workers’ representatives?
• Pay Transparency Directive: how will gender pay gap reporting in Ireland need to change?
  
   

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Charting new HR-izons: Navigating the complexities of multi-jurisdictional working from a UK perspective

There’s been a seismic shift in the way employees want to work in recent years, with more and more businesses engaging a multi-jurisdictional workforce. We’ll explore the complexities that can crop up, including immigration compliance, employment rights and employer obligations (including intellectual property, post-termination restrictions, and family leaves), and tax & reward compliance arising from cross-border working arrangements. We’ll also address the crucial question of who is responsible for the ongoing health checks needed to ensure your company remains compliant, no matter where your employees are based. 

Immigration:

• A podcast on UK immigration White Paper – what employers need to know
• UK government releases immigration White Paper aimed at lowering net migration
• Immigration White Paper: earned settlement and citizenship

Global mobility:

• Checklist of considerations for overseas working
• Recording from our recent webinar on the pitfalls of overseas working (Passcode: =Kya7jV9)

Share schemes:

• Top 5 takeaways for international share plan compliance

 

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From allies to adversaries: strategies to counter international competitive risks

In an era of technological advancement and business transformation, teams can collaborate effortlessly across borders. But what happens when these employees decide to leave, posing an international competitive threat? Through a compelling case study we’ll delve into the complex challenges organisations face when cross-jurisdictional employees attempt to coordinate their departures. We’ll examine tactics, strategic measures and actionable solutions to safeguard your business. 

• 5 Key Takeaways
• Our high court employment litigation team offer a free training session called ‘Protecting Your Business’. This training focuses on strategies for handling employee competition issues such as team moves, non-competes and other restrictive covenants, and protection of confidential information. It’s an interactive case study-based session that is run either remotely or at your offices (or ours!) for key decision makers in the business. Let us know if this is something you would be interested in.

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Navigating workforce reduction: Performance-based dismissals vs. redundancies

Faced with the urgent task of reducing UK, French, German, Italian and Spanish workforces by 5%, which strategy should you adopt - performance-based dismissals or redundancies? This insightful session will dive into the legal, ethical, and practical challenges associated with performance-based dismissals, as well as the essentials of redundancy exercises across these jurisdictions, focusing on consultation requirements, and best practices.

Podcast for this session: coming soon.

• Beyond Borders series: Our podcast series is designed to help you manage your international workforce and navigate the quirks of international employment law
  Listen here: Managing an international workforce

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Geopolitical disruption and the future of work

The world of work is undergoing profound and extensive disruption. As the political landscape shifts dramatically, we will delve into the drivers behind geoeconomic fragmentation and geopolitical tensions, and discuss the impact on workplaces, business models, and supply chains. Future of Work experts will explore the rise of populism, the effects of tariffs and the consequences of regional conflict ton businesses and employment regulation. This session will equip you with the insights needed to assess your organisational and people strategies in response to these global forces of change.

Podcast: coming soon.

• Geopolitical disruption and the future of work: what does this mean for employers?
• James' geopolitical podcast: In Conversation with… James Davies and David Hopper
• After a year of record global elections, how has the political landscape shifted and what does this mean for employers and employment law in the future?

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DEI - what does the future hold for global employers?

Days into his second term as US President, Donald Trump ordered a radical new approach to DEI, setting off a chain of reactions across the US and elsewhere. We’ll discuss the current legal and practical standing of Trump’s orders, the state of play for employers’ existing DEI initiatives, how companies are assessing and navigating the legal risks in the US and elsewhere, and how they are dealing with the impact on employees of any change in approach.

Podcast: coming soon.

• President Trump’s DEI orders: what do they mean for UK employers?
• A Guide to the New World: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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