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Lines blur over SML and cyber insurance ahead of UK sexual harassment reform
UK insurers have been urged to consider how they can distinguish policies that offer employers cover against sexual misconduct and molestation (SML) claims from policies that offer organisations cover against cyber risks, as technology serves to blur the lines between the two.
Anthony Convery tells HRNews about the practical steps employers should take to make workplace access arrangements work effectively and how they fit into a wider employee relations strategy.
UK employers navigate evolving rules on single sex workplace facilities
Francis Keepfer tells HRNews what employers should be doing now as the legal position on single sex workplace continues to develop.
New FCA misconduct rules raise stakes for workplace investigations
Anne Sammon tells HRNews what UK HR teams need to consider when allegations arise under the FCA’s new misconduct rules.
UK employers prepare to handle new trade union workplace access requests
Anthony Convery tells HRNews how employers should handle workplace access requests when the new trade union rights take effect on 30 October.
Non-bank FS firms navigate new FCA misconduct rules
Anne Sammon tells HRNews what the FCA’s new misconduct rules mean for UK financial services firms.
Singapore revises salary benchmarks for 2027 Employment Pass applications
Employers in Singapore will be required to apply new, higher sector-specific salary benchmarks to new or renewed Employment Pass (EP) applications submitted in 2027.
Shift to ‘employer-wide’ trigger among UK collective redundancy reforms
The Employment Rights Act (ERA) will introduce the most significant overhaul of collective redundancy rules in Great Britain in a decade, meaning employers will need to prepare for far-reaching compliance changes.
Employment Rights Act: implementation for UK employers in 2026 and beyond
The most significant overhaul of employment law in England, Scotland and Wales in a generation has now been enacted, with the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) becoming law as the Employment Rights Act (ERA).
Getting workplace policies right across borders: a guide for global employers
As businesses expand globally and cross-border operations become more complex, it has never been more important to ensure employment-related legal and compliance requirements are right from the outset.
German equal pay claim upheld – but not with reference to highest-paid comparator
A woman has been awarded compensation of around €210,000 after a court in Germany upheld her claims that she had been unfairly underpaid in comparison to male colleagues.
UK looks to government procurement to bolster local jobs and skills
The way that bids for major UK government contracts are assessed is to be changed from the beginning of next year, to better reward suppliers that commit to invest in local jobs and skills, the government has confirmed.
Employers face superannuation bill around portable long service leave
Some Australian companies can expect their employment costs to rise after a recent Fair Work Commission (FWC) decision confirmed that superannuation may be payable to workers on long service leave under an industry scheme.
UK employers prepare for new trade union workplace access rights
Anthony Convery tells HRNews how employers are preparing now for the new trade union workplace access rights coming into force on 30 October 2026.
How Australia's data centre reforms could reshape workforce obligations
A new national AI framework aims to spur next-generation data centre job creation, but it will also require operators and employers to re-examine their enterprise-level agreements, workforce planning frameworks, skills shortages and training obligations.