Makbool Javaid, Partner and Head of Employment summarises the key employment law developments to look out for in 2019, including executive pay ratio and employee engagement reporting, new rules for online illegal working checks, amendments to pay statement legislation, increasing the penalty for aggravated breaches of employment law, National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage increases and increases to statutory parental rights and SSP payment.

Simon Goldberg, appeared on ITV News discussing the judgment in the Associated Newspapers litigation brought by Prince Harry et al. National broadcasters regularly seek specialist legal perspectives to help audiences understand complex court decisions and their wider implications and this latest appearance reflects Simon's established reputation as a highly respected Commercial Media Lawyer.
Read morePaul Glassberg and Al Zucker join us this month as we continue to invest in our Corporate & Finance practice in response to growing client demand. Their combined experience further strengthens our ability to advise on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, fundraising, corporate advisory matters and other strategic transactions.
Read moreWe are delighted that Saul Lehrfreund and Parvais Jabbar have been appointed to the House of Lords as life peers, recognising their outstanding contributions to human rights, access to justice and criminal justice reform.
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