The UK Government has published a policy paper entitled ‘Smarter Regulation to Grow the Economy’ (10 May 2023) that outlines a series of upcoming employment related regulatory reforms designed, in part, to take advantage of the UK’s post-Brexit regulatory freedom. The stated aim is to reduce unnecessary regulation for businesses to ensure economic growth whilst…

Béatrice Pola, French & EU Employment Group partner, authored the France Chapter of International Employment Lawyer’s Guide to Employment in Financial Services. We invite you to read the full chapter here.

Alexandra Stocki authored an article titled “Council of State’s redundancy plan ruling problematic for French employers” in IEL (International Employment Lawyer).

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Béatrice Pola, French & EU Employment Group partner, authored an article titled “How the EU’s Draft Gender Balance Directive Compares with France’s Labour Code” in IEL (International Employment Lawyer).

Béatrice Pola, French & EU Employment Group partner, authored an article titled “Harassment and discrimination on the basis of mental health in France” in IEL (International Employment Lawyer).

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In this new age of accountability, organizations around the globe are having to navigate a patchwork of new laws designed to protect those who expose corporate misconduct. IEL’s Guide to Whistleblowing examines what constitutes a protective disclosure, the scope of regulations across 18 countries, and the steps businesses must take to ensure compliance with them.…

The Social Chamber of the Court of Cassation today issued two long-awaited decisions on the compensation scale currently applicable in the event of dismissal without real and serious cause.

The so-called “Macron Scale” is the result of an ordinance of 22 September 2017 (No. 2017-1387) and appears in Article L. 1235-3 of the Labour Code. It…