The government has promised Brexit won’t affect employment rights—but under what timescale? Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Pigott, professional support lawyer at Mills & Reeve, examines the assurances that have been given and concludes that, deal or no deal, there is unlikely to be a major impact. In the longer term, however, he writes, ‘there is no doubt that the looser the long-term relationship the UK has with the EU, the greater the scope there will be for divergence between the UK and the EU in relation to employment rights currently derived from the EU’.
19 September 2018
Brexit effect on workplace rights
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Withers—Sophie Barrett-Brown
Withers drives further growth in its UK immigration team with new partner Sophie Barrett-Brown
Venus Legal—Esther Amoako
Venus Legal invests in next generation of legal talent as specialist litigation practice grows
Fisher Phillips—Catrina Smith
Fisher Phillips continues momentum in London with arrival of Catrina Smith
NEWS
Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect
Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested
Foreign states cannot necessarily claim immunity for cyber operations launched abroad against computers in Britain, following a divided Supreme Court ruling
Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation
Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia
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