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Employment and pensions

The world of work and pensions is evolving rapidly as digitalisation, the changing dynamics of living and working, and societal changes shape business. The pandemic has further accelerated these changes – and has required many to redouble efforts to ensure workforce arrangements are fit for the future and to harness the potential this transformation offers.

Our international teams advise extensively on employment and pensions across multiple jurisdictions, whether on reorganisations, TUPE, disputes, or reputational and risk management.

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Workforce Solutions

Staffing agencies, MSPs and end users look for answers as UK 'umbrella' reforms approach in April

Questions linger over liability, compliance, historic risk and market alternatives as HMRC action and consolidation loom

02/02/2026

Read time 7m

Employment and pensions

Labour legislative agenda for 2026 in Spain: the reforms that will mark the year

Approval of pending reforms and transposition of European directives are set to make 2026 a crucial legislative year

29/01/2026

Read time 4m

Public sector pensions

UK Public Service Pensions Update: January 2026

Welcome to the January edition of the UK Public Service Pensions Update

27/01/2026

Read time 6m

Incentives, remuneration and benefits

UK Employee Incentives Update | January 2026

In this edition, we look at what's ahead for employee incentives in the UK during 2026

15/01/2026

Read time 2m

Employment and pensions

Increased contribution assessment ceilings and calculation parameters in social security 2026

From 1 January 2026, the general social security contribution rates will remain largely stable, but the contribution assessment ceilings and...

14/01/2026

Read time 1m

Financial Services

FCA finalises UK non-financial misconduct rules with clearer scope and expectations for 2026

Firms should finalise policies and training on how bullying, harassment and violence can breach conduct rules

13/01/2026

Read time 6m

Regulatory Outlook

Health and safety | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2026

Building Safety updates: BSR to become standalone body | Secondary legislation to be introduced (Welsh building safety) | Changes to...

13/01/2026

Read time 3m

Regulatory Outlook

Employment, contingent workforce and immigration | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2026

Employment Rights Act | National minimum wage increases | Increases to statutory pay rates for family leave/sick pay | Unfair...

13/01/2026

Read time 7m

Employment and pensions

Employment Law Coffee Break: Collective consultation, preparing for April 2026, and what's on the horizon

Welcome to our first Coffee Break for 2026 in which we look at the latest legal and practical developments impacting...

09/01/2026

Read time 7m

Employment and pensions

Employment Law Coffee Break: The Employment Rights Act 2025 - what's next for employers and agency worker suppliers?

Welcome to our latest Coffee Break, which focuses on the Employment Rights Act 2025

18/12/2025

Read time 6m

Employment and pensions

UK Public Service Pensions Update: December 2025

Welcome to the December edition of the UK Public Service Pensions Update

18/12/2025

Read time 13m

Employment and pensions

A comparative overview of employee representation bodies: the German Works Council and French Comité Social et Économique

Key differences in election, powers and protections: Germany's binding codetermination versus France's consultative CSE

15/12/2025

Read time 6m

GDPR for HR

GDPR for HR | December 2025

Data subject access requests: the impact of AI, the Data (Use and Access) Act, and ICO enforcement

10/12/2025

Read time 6m

Workforce Solutions

Umbrella company tax reform has landed in the UK

The government's umbrella company tax reforms are now final and will take effect on 6 April 2026 – time to...

09/12/2025

Read time 3m

Employment and pensions

Terminations in small businesses: Obstacles and risks outside the scope of the Unfair Dismissal Protection Act

In companies that regularly employ less than ten people (known as ”small businesses”) in Germany, the Unfair Dismissal Protection Act...

04/12/2025

Read time 1m

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Workforce Solutions

Staffing agencies, MSPs and end users look for answers as UK 'umbrella' reforms approach in April

Questions linger over liability, compliance, historic risk and market alternatives as HMRC action and consolidation loom

02/02/2026

Read time 7m

Employment and pensions

Labour legislative agenda for 2026 in Spain: the reforms that will mark the year

Approval of pending reforms and transposition of European directives are set to make 2026 a crucial legislative year

29/01/2026

Read time 4m

Public sector pensions

UK Public Service Pensions Update: January 2026

Welcome to the January edition of the UK Public Service Pensions Update

27/01/2026

Read time 6m

Incentives, remuneration and benefits

UK Employee Incentives Update | January 2026

In this edition, we look at what's ahead for employee incentives in the UK during 2026

15/01/2026

Read time 2m

Employment and pensions

Increased contribution assessment ceilings and calculation parameters in social security 2026

From 1 January 2026, the general social security contribution rates will remain largely stable, but the contribution assessment ceilings and...

14/01/2026

Read time 1m

Financial Services

FCA finalises UK non-financial misconduct rules with clearer scope and expectations for 2026

Firms should finalise policies and training on how bullying, harassment and violence can breach conduct rules

13/01/2026

Read time 6m

Regulatory Outlook

Health and safety | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2026

Building Safety updates: BSR to become standalone body | Secondary legislation to be introduced (Welsh building safety) | Changes to...

13/01/2026

Read time 3m

Regulatory Outlook

Employment, contingent workforce and immigration | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2026

Employment Rights Act | National minimum wage increases | Increases to statutory pay rates for family leave/sick pay | Unfair...

13/01/2026

Read time 7m

Employment and pensions

Employment Law Coffee Break: Collective consultation, preparing for April 2026, and what's on the horizon

Welcome to our first Coffee Break for 2026 in which we look at the latest legal and practical developments impacting...

09/01/2026

Read time 7m

Employment and pensions

Employment Law Coffee Break: The Employment Rights Act 2025 - what's next for employers and agency worker suppliers?

Welcome to our latest Coffee Break, which focuses on the Employment Rights Act 2025

18/12/2025

Read time 6m

Employment and pensions

UK Public Service Pensions Update: December 2025

Welcome to the December edition of the UK Public Service Pensions Update

18/12/2025

Read time 13m

Employment and pensions

A comparative overview of employee representation bodies: the German Works Council and French Comité Social et Économique

Key differences in election, powers and protections: Germany's binding codetermination versus France's consultative CSE

15/12/2025

Read time 6m

GDPR for HR

GDPR for HR | December 2025

Data subject access requests: the impact of AI, the Data (Use and Access) Act, and ICO enforcement

10/12/2025

Read time 6m

Workforce Solutions

Umbrella company tax reform has landed in the UK

The government's umbrella company tax reforms are now final and will take effect on 6 April 2026 – time to...

09/12/2025

Read time 3m

Employment and pensions

Terminations in small businesses: Obstacles and risks outside the scope of the Unfair Dismissal Protection Act

In companies that regularly employ less than ten people (known as ”small businesses”) in Germany, the Unfair Dismissal Protection Act...

04/12/2025

Read time 1m

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