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Following on from last week's podcast on spotting the signs of employee misconduct, this week Peter Sheppard, partner in our Disputes and Resolution team looks at the legal and practical steps employers should consider when they become aware that an employee is preparing to act in competition. Listen here.

This week we talk to Peter Sheppard, a partner in our disputes and resolution team, who discusses the red flags that an employee, individually or as part of a team, may be preparing to leave your business. Next week, Peter will guide us through the legal and other steps that can be taken in these circumstances.

This week we speak to Jerome Scapoli, a partner in our Paris office, on the vaccination roll out in France and considerations for employers.

An HMRC investigation can be a lengthy process, taking up valuable management time, increased costs and continued uncertainty for the business, for example on audit or on a sale of the business. In our latest podcast, Matt Greene and Ian Hyde discuss why enquiries can run on and how companies can take proactive steps to accelerate the investigation. They also provide valuable tips on how to frame...

At the end of last year, the government published a consultation looking a potential reforms to post-termination restrictions in employment contracts. In summary, two options are being considered in relation to non-compete provisions; a payment of compensation for the duration of the restriction, or a complete ban. Any reforms may also be extended to other forms of restrictions, such as non-solici...

As the vaccine roll-out continues, this week Catherine Shepherd talks to Sabine van Baren from Osborne Clarke's Amsterdam office about the considerations for employers in The Netherlands.

As the vaccine roll-out continues, this week Catherine Shepherd talks to Eva Otaegui from Osborne Clarke's Barcelona office about the considerations for employers in Spain.

In the first in a series of tax podcasts where the Osborne Clarke Tax team look at topical tax and tax disputes issues of interest to house tax teams and general counsel, Ian Hyde, tax disputes partner, and Mat Oliver, corporate tax partner in the Osborne Clarke Tax Group look at the tax issues for business arising out of Brexit.

In this Employment Law Coffee Break Podcast, Kath Sadler-Smith discusses with Mikael Nelson a partner in our Stockholm office the vaccine roll out in Sweden and the key considerations for employers. Please do speak to your usual Osborne Clarke contact for support on this.

In this Employment Law Coffee Break Podcast, Kath Sadler-Smith discusses with Thierry Vierin, a partner in our Brussels office the vaccine roll out in Belgium and the key considerations for employers. This podcast forms part of a series looking at the considerations around Covid-19 vaccinations for employers in different jurisdictions – you can listen to our other podcasts by clicking on the links...

In this Employment Law Coffee Break Podcast, Catherine Shepherd discusses with David Plitt, a partner in our Hamburg office the vaccine roll out in Germany and the key considerations for employers. This podcast forms part of a series looking at the considerations around Covid-19 vaccinations for employers in different jurisdictions – you can listen to our other podcasts by clicking on the links be...

In this Employment Law Coffee Break Podcast, Kath Sadler-Smith discusses with Stefano Lava, a partner in our Milan office the vaccine roll out in Italy and the key considerations for employers. This podcast forms part of a series looking at the considerations around Covid-19 vaccinations for employers in different jurisdictions – you can listen to our other podcasts by clicking on the links below....

A new national lockdown is not the start to the new year we were all hoping for and in our latest podcast we look at the immediate issues for employers in light of the latest government guidance restricting movement in England. Similar restrictions are also in place in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and with the situation ever changing, it will be important to keep check on the latest positi...

This week Catherine Shepherd and Kath Sadler-Smith, knowledge lawyers in our UK employment team, discuss three of the legal risks managers should be alert too as Covid-19 looks set to continue its impact on the workplace in 2021 and the practical steps for managing these. This is our last Employment Law Coffee Break Podcast for 2020 but we hope you have enjoyed the series and that you will join us...

With the vaccination roll-out now commenced, employers are asking what they can or should be doing regarding the vaccination of their staff. Whilst there is no government mandated vaccination requirement, some employers are considering whether to impose a compulsory vaccination requirement on their staff. Employment experts Catherine Shepherd and Kath Sadler-Smith speak to Health and Safety Partne...

At our recent virtual conference where we welcomed clients and OC Lawyers from across Europe and beyond, we looked at the challenges facing employers as we head into 2021 and how to tackle them. This week we talk to Julian Hemming, co-chair of our international employment practice on the key messages for businesses coming out of our panel discussion on the future workplace.

April 2021 will finally see the new IR35 rules come into force for private sector employers. This week Kath Sadler-Smith talks to Kevin Barrow about the changes the new rules bring, how they are playing out with end-users in practice and how we can provide support.

Redundancies have been an inevitable consequence of the Covid-19 restrictions. While the extension of the CJRS averted the cliff edge that many were anticipating, the more recent announcement that it will not cover notice periods from 1 December has thrown redundancies back into the spotlight. In light of the changing working practices for many organisations, our podcast highlights legal and pract...

In this episode of The Employment Law Coffee Break, Kath Sadler-Smith and Catherine Shepherd talk to Adam Sinfield about Brexit and what employers should be doing now to prepare. They discuss whether they are expecting any changes to the existing employment laws, considerations for EU nationals already working in the UK and the latest position on right to work checks.

In this episode of The Employment Law Coffee Break, Kath Sadler-Smith and Catherine Shepherd discuss claiming under the extended CJRS, the interaction with redundancies and what employers should be doing right now. Next week, we will be highlighting the immediate considerations for employers on Brexit.

Nick Johnson and Katrina Anderson discuss the UK government's recent announcement that it is proposing to ban adverts for foods high in fat salt or sugar (HFSS) including what this will mean for online platforms and broadcast TV.

The New Deal for Consumer introduces new transparency obligations for businesses, including a requirement to disclose their search ranking criteria to consumers. In this podcast, Chloe Deng, Senior Associate at Osborne Clarke UK, and Marie-Laure Pidoux, Associate at Osborne Clarke France, discuss which businesses should be paying particular attention to the changes that will be necessary before Ma...

The EU has now published its long-awaited draft proposal to create a means for EU consumers to get compensation through collective redress actions. This effectively creates the right to bring something similar to US style class actions for breaches of consumer law and other legislation such as product safety and labelling. The purpose of the new directive is to modernise the existing collective re...

In this short video and podcast Jonathan Mills (Real Estate, London and USA) and Matt Kyle (Health and Safety, Bristol) discuss the health and safety issues that have arisen as a result of the current pandemic, the legal implications for owners and operators, and some possible solutions to allow co-living communities to adjust. Brand, reputational damage, liability, community, management of commun...

The creation of a community has always been the distinguishing feature of the Alternative Residential market but how do operators go about creating and developing a sense of community? What are the obstacles and opportunities, both from a commercial and legal perspective? In this short podcast we compare and contrast some of the elements of building community in the residential rental sector in th...