Legal sector
Grant Eldred joins Clifford Chance as chief people officer
Eldred starts new role in April, having previously worked as global head of HR transformation at Goldman Sachs. He will sit on the firm’s executive operations group.
Supreme Court: Uber drivers are workers
Uber loses final possible appeal against employment tribunal judgment that its drivers are entitled to workers' rights.
‘No jab, no job’ recruitment is legal says justice secretary
Justice secretary Robert Buckland has said only enlisting new staff once they had been inoculated was possible if it was written into their contracts.
‘Don’t confuse flexible working with remote working’
The rewards of establishing a functioning hybrid model of working are many, says EY, but businesses should be under no illusion about the challenges they face.
Law firms award bonuses over salary increases
Law firms have been rewarding staff with regular or ‘spot’ bonuses to make up for pay cuts or freezes made when the Covid-19 pandemic first hit.
KPMG chair steps aside after unconscious bias comments
The UK chair of KPMG has stepped aside while the professional services company looks into what he told staff during a virtual meeting.
Pension Schemes Act hailed as ‘landmark’
The new pensions act introduces specific criminal offences designed to prevent employers raiding pension pots and running pensions into the ground.
Staff don’t expect to return to office before June
Office workers across Europe do not expect to return to the workplace until at least the summer, according to a survey.
KPMG chair apologises for ‘stop moaning’ lockdown comment
Financial services employees were told to 'stop moaning' and 'playing the victim card' by Bill Michael, who has subsequently apologised.
‘HR must focus on employees’ existing skills’
‘Skills adjacencies’ need to be developed before businesses' skills gaps become debilitating.
Legal sector denies claim that tribunal judges are ‘inexperienced’
Article in The Times attacking employment tribunals over quality of judges and number of ‘equality cases’ comes under fire over alleged distortions.
Action needed to cut Covid-19 spread in courts
Courts in England and Wales are ‘unsafe’ and have failed to implement Covid-19 secure measures across all buildings, organisations representing...
Pandemic’s lasting legacy to be key theme of the People in Law Conference 2021
The long-term effects of Covid-19, creating an ideal culture and how learnings from other industries can be applied to the...
Opinion: ‘Be wary of hysteria over workers’ rights claims’
There should be no cause for alarm as the government looks at workers' rights – the working time directive is neither here nor there
‘Maintain workers’ rights to retain the best talent’
Although ministers have denied there are plans to cut EU workers' rights, companies need to consider how they might be affected if the working hours directive were to be diluted.
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