Jul 14, 2022 Metaverse series #2: Working in the metaverse – emerging employment issues By Laurie Ollivent Sinead Casey Hybrid and remote working have undoubtedly accelerated the use of virtual working for many workforces and whilst the metaverse might...
Jun 29, 2022 The outlook for tech sector and workplace activism By Laurie Ollivent Avid readers of our EmploymentLinks client blog will already have seen some of our commentary on workplace activism. In our latest...
May 05, 2022 Europe: A platform for change? The new proposed EU Directive on rights for platform workers By Jennifer Granado Aranzana The digital transition is fast-tracking changes to the labour market. Discussions on the classification of platform workers have been on...
Feb 21, 2022 The key employment issues impacting the tech sector in 2022 By Laurie Ollivent The world of work is evolving in directions we would not have predicted two years ago. As tech employers adapt to the new world of work,...
Feb 11, 2022 Team moves: Poached and Poacher By Laurie Ollivent As governments look to facilitate economic recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic, post-termination restraints of trade can be seen as...
Jan 24, 2022 A focus on workplace culture: Could Enron happen in 2022? By Laurie Ollivent The end of 2021 marked the twenty-year anniversary of the Enron scandal. Since then, and in the wake of the 2008/2009 financial crisis,...
Dec 16, 2021 Workplace activism: The macro and the micro By Laurie Ollivent Workplace activism is becoming a defining feature of the workplace for many businesses, particularly in the tech sector, as employees can...
Oct 27, 2021 Regulation by stealth - could "indirect" supervision be going out of fashion? By Linklaters In the FCA's words, the perimeter report is designed to clarify some of the regulatory perimeter's complexities, explain what the FCA is...
Jun 08, 2021 The future for the UK's fintech sector #4 - Attracting and retaining talent By Sinead Casey I recently participated a client webinar with a panel of colleagues looking at the future for the UK's fintech sector. See this video...
Jan 07, 2021 The gig economy is booming - but what about gig worker rights? By Linklaters The rise of the gig economy was given a boost in 2020 as people turned to gig working as a way of creating income traditional business...
Oct 05, 2020 Employing workers in the gig economy? Take note of shifting dynamics in employment and tax law By Louise Mason The Autumn of the new normal for employers We have recently posted in our EmploymentLinks blog on employment law developments in the UK...