New UK flexible working consultation – the good, the bad and the ugly

New UK flexible working consultation – the good, the bad and the ugly

By David Whincup

September 24, 2021

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If ever a government consultation was overtaken by events, it is this week’s offering on Making Flexible Working the Default. For many employers this is now pushing at a door which is not just open but blown clean off its hinges by the pandemic and the WFH experience of the last 18 months. The Consultation document represents an early failure by the government under the surely-imminent Coronavirus (Prevention of Irritating Clichés) Regulations 2021 – someone…

US Executive Branch Update – September 23, 2021

Global Supply Chain Law Blog

September 23, 2021

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This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 9:30 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office 12:00 p.m. EDT – Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki | James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:30 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT has lunch with THE VICE PRESIDENT | Private Dining Room VPOTUS’…

We’re In The WSJ!

By Sarah Rathke

September 23, 2021

We made the Wall Street Journal today in an article discussing recent efforts by suppliers to provide for greater price flexibility in their supply chain contracts, quoting supply chain partner Sarah Rathke. While price escalation clauses are well known in some industries (for instance, energy) and in some geographical markets (for instance, at times, in Latin America), US-based manufacturing supply chain contracts largely do not address price adjustment to account for scarcity and/or inflation –…

COVID-19: what next for UK employers, Part 4

By David Whincup

September 23, 2021

In deciding whether to allow an employee’s request to continue a full or partial remote working schedule, what account should be taken of the reasons for that request? In our ‘What next’ webinar last week, I indicated that in most cases the safest answer to this question is “none”, and that the employee’s reasons for the request are broadly irrelevant to the question of whether the WFH arrangement proposed will work for the business and…

COVID-19: what next for UK employers, Part 3

By David Whincup

September 21, 2021

We made an employee redundant before the furlough scheme ended – will his unfair dismissal claim succeed? The basic argument here is an easy one to understand – you made me redundant when you did not have to because my salary was being borne by the CJRS. In circumstances where employers are duty-bound to consider alternatives to redundancy, leaving me on furlough at someone else’s expense must surely be such an alternative. After that, it…

COVID-19 Travel Bans To Be Rescinded and Replaced with Vaccination Requirements (US)

By Gregory A. Wald

September 21, 2021

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After much anticipation, the White House announced plans to rescind the geographic COVID-19 travel bans and modify restrictions on all international travelers to focus on proof of vaccination. In place of the travel bans and beginning in early November, international travelers will be required to prove they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as well as provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test within three days of boarding a U.S. bound flight. The Centers for…

US Executive Branch Update – September 21, 2021

September 21, 2021

This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 10:00 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks before the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly | General Assembly Hall United Nations 12:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT participates in a bilateral meeting with The Honorable Scott Morrison MP, Prime Minister of Australia | InterContinental Barclay, New York, NY 2:15 p.m.…

US Federal Labor Viewpoints – Week of September 13, 2021

September 21, 2021

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This is a weekly post spotlighting labor topics in focus by the US legislative and executive branches during the previous week. In this issue, we cover: Reconciliation Package Updates COVID-19 Updates Federal Contract Workers’ Minimum Wage Update Registered Apprenticeship Funding Announced Upcoming Congressional Hearing The U.S. Senate reconvened this week, and the U.S. House of Representatives is set to reconvene next week. Both chambers of Congress will face a busy schedule for the remainder of…

Ninth Circuit Panel Reinstates Restrictions on California Employment Arbitration Agreements (US)

By Karen Wentzel & Michael Kelly

September 20, 2021

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In October 2019, California enacted a new law, AB 51, that on its face prohibits mandatory arbitration clauses in employment in employment contracts. As expected, the law was immediately challenged in federal court. In the latest installment of the law’s journey through the courts, a split Ninth Circuit panel vacated a 2020 preliminary injunction that had forestalled implementation of the bill. If the decision stands, California employers will no longer be able to require their…

US Executive Branch Update – September 20, 2021