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A guide to future employment and immigration law. 

If you are a UK employer, with employees working in the EU, EEA or Switzerland, the country in which social security contributions are paid on their salary and benefits is currently set by EU Social Security Coordination rules.

On 22 September 2020, the UK Government published its response to the Transparency in Supply Chains Consultation.

The Chancellor has today announced a new Job Support Scheme (JSS) to start on 1 November (following the end of the furlough scheme on 31 October). The JSS is aimed at supporting viable jobs by topping up pay for employees working reduced hours due to decreased demand.

With the headlines dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, anyone could have been forgiven for putting Brexit to the back of their mind over the past few months. However, the UK is rapidly approaching the end of the transition period, at which point, amongst many other issues, it is highly likely that there will be disruption to goods supply chains.

With disruption to goods supply chains widely expected at the end of the Brexit transition period on 1 January 2021, businesses which rely on goods from the EU are increasingly re-focussing on contingency plans to stockpile goods. However, finding additional warehousing space is likely to be challenging.

With the Brexit transition period ending soon, employers will need to be ready for a new immigration system by the end of this year.

The UK Government's decision to introduce legislation which would effectively override some aspects of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement has gone down badly with the EU. Does this mean that businesses need to prepare for no deal at the end of the transition?

This briefing note addresses the impact of Brexit on matters relevant to civil judicial co-operation between the English courts and the courts of EU member states.

Welcome to the third in our series of short podcasts from the Employment team. Our podcasts are designed to give a basic overview of different areas of employment law, either as a refresher or by way of learning for those newer to HR.

Key employment and business immigration developments for employers.

Our latest webinar, hosted by Technology & Commercial Transactions Partners Richard Brown and Ben Chivers, and Senior Associate Rowan Armstrong, is aimed at in-house lawyers at all levels and others negotiating commercial contracts.

"Reshoring" supply chains – the movement to replace international supply chains with (theoretically) simpler, domestic equivalents – is currently high on the political agenda, boosted by Brexit and the disruption caused by COVID-19. However, while there may be merits for some businesses in reshoring, it is far from risk-free – and, for many businesses, it may be neither practical nor desirable.

In the recent landmark decision of Sainsbury's v MasterCard,¹ the Supreme Court confirmed that MasterCard and Visa's multilateral interchange fees ("MIFs") infringed Article 101(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ("TFEU"). The judgment also establishes the legal test that MasterCard and Visa must satisfy to be exempt under Article 101(3) TFEU, as well as the legal test for establishing pass-on.

Update December 2022: This article has been updated, primarily to reflect revised rules on timing of mandatory application of the CA Mark, released in November 2022. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unparalleled disruption to the judiciary, which has been presented with logistical hurdles as well as acute legal issues to tackle.

The UK Government launched a consultation on 25 August 2020 seeking the views of stakeholders on whether they should introduce a new law aimed at preventing forests and other important natural areas globally from being illegally converted in to agricultural land, following a recommendation from the Government's independent Global Resource Initiative taskforce.

Finance Partner Katie McMenamin and Funds Senior Associate Ed Ford discuss the bespoke nature of liquidity options available to private equity managers in their Expert Commentary for Private Equity International.  

Welcome to the second in our series of short podcasts from the Employment team. Our podcasts are designed to give a basic overview of different areas of employment law, either as a refresher or by way of learning for those newer to HR.

Indemnities are much misunderstood and often over relied on. In this webinar senior associates Mike Cuthbertson and Anita Sivapalan shine the spotlight on them: why they can be useful, and what to consider when drafting and negotiating them.