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The Government has announced plans to limit the length of non-compete clauses in employment contracts in Great Britain to three months. This would represent a significant change to the current position.
In the aftermath of the Brexit referendum, the UK Government made a broad commitment not to reduce workers' rights – even though many supporters of Brexit often cited aspects of EU-derived employment law as prime examples of "unnecessary EU red tape".
Key employment and business immigration developments for employers.
There has (not surprisingly) been some confusion about what has happened to the pensions lifetime allowance from 6 April 2023, following the surprise Spring Budget announcement about its abolition. In the following Q&As, we consider the immediate implications of the changes.
Welcome to our Spring Update setting out our thoughts on some of the latest developments in the field of employee incentives and remuneration. Do reach out to a member of the team if you need help navigating these changes.
Travers Smith LLP has advised BUUK Infrastructure (“BUUK”) on its acquisition of Levelise Limited ("Levelise"), a home energy management system that links high numbers of domestic battery systems to a suite of advanced algorithmic controls. The transaction also involved the transfer of assets from Social Energy Limited to Levelise prior to completion.
Travers Smith LLP has advised DIF Capital Partners (“DIF”) on its investment in Pinnacle Power Limited, a leading UK district heating platform. We advised DIF on the terms of the acquisition through which DIF will control a significant majority in the company, with the management team retaining a minority stake.
Key employment and business immigration developments for employers.
This FAQ document sets out the key considerations for your business if you have any sponsored workers in the UK who are at risk of redundancy. It is very important that you are aware of your obligations as a sponsor and what you must do to ensure that the business remains compliant throughout this process.
Travers Smith LLP has advised the Wavenet Group and MPRC Europe Limited on the proposed acquisition of AdEPT Technology Group plc, one of the UK's leading independent providers of managed services for IT, unified communication, connectivity, voice and cloud services.
Welcome to the third episode of our Mitigating a Data Breach: Insider Threats podcast series. In this series of 3 podcasts, members of the Travers Smith Cybersecurity team, Technology & Commercial Transactions Partner, James Longster, Employment Partner, Adam Wyman and Dispute Resolution Senior Counsel, Rachel Wilson, take a look at what happens in the aftermath of a data breach.
Welcome to the second episode of our Mitigating a Data Breach: Insider Threats podcast series. In this series of 3 podcasts, members of the Travers Smith Cybersecurity team, Technology & Commercial Transactions Partner James Longster, Employment Partner Adam Wyman and Dispute Resolution Senior Counsel Rachel Wilson, take a look at what happens in the aftermath of a data breach.
Welcome to the first episode of our Mitigating a Data Breach: Insider Threats podcast series. In this series of 3 podcasts, members of the Travers Smith Cybersecurity team, Technology & Commercial Transactions Partner James Longster, Employment Partner Adam Wyman and Dispute Resolution Senior Counsel Rachel Wilson, take a look at what happens in the aftermath of a data breach.
Welcome to our Mitigating a Data Breach: Insider Threats podcast series. In this series of 3 podcasts, members of the Travers Smith Cybersecurity team, Technology & Commercial Transactions Partner, James Longster, Employment Partner Adam Wyman and Dispute Resolution Senior Counsel Rachel Wilson, take a look at what happens in the aftermath of a data breach.
Key employment and business immigration developments for employers.
Our ESG timeline archive sets out past UK and EU legal and regulatory developments relating to ESG and wider sustainable business topics from January 2022 onwards. As with the main timeline, the timeline archive can be filtered according to your business type or the relevant ESG theme.