Employment

From a sustainability perspective, treatment of and engagement with employees are key.

Topics businesses need to consider carefully include pay transparency, DEI, a safe work environment, and a culture where employees are empowered to speak up when there is a problem. Our deeply experienced Employment team advises clients on each of these topics, ensuring our clients make adequate provision and space for protected disclosures and whistleblowing, as appropriate. 

Our lawyer also advise on gender pay gap reporting, the health, safety and wellbeing of employees, and other workforce-related obligations. It goes without saying that employers must ensure fair pay and safe working conditions for employees, including those working from home or away from their usual office or work location. Employer responsibilities concerning their staff extend much further, however. They must ensure their people are safe at work, included and consulted as appropriate, and empowered to speak up when there is a problem. Employers must be ready and equipped to consult and collaborate with employee representative bodies as well as individual employees, for example.

From an ESG perspective, it’s also critical to assess employee engagement. We work with clients to ensure workplace engagement initiatives are set up to be compliant and measurable as well as inclusive and welcoming. 

Experience

  • Diversity and inclusion

    advising clients on implementing diversity and inclusion initiatives, gathering relevant data from employees and prospective employees, and more.

  • Whistleblowing

    helping clients to comply with the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022, including on reporting and the investigation of protected disclosures.

  • Gender pay gap reporting

    in relation to gender pay gap reporting requirements and related issues, including steps to address any gap.

  • Employee engagement

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  • ESG goals

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  • Health and safety

    advising employers on their statutory obligations to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of their employees at work, including when they work from home.