The new French right to disconnect
Worker-status cases reflect growing scrutiny on changing ways of working
Anna McCaffrey, of Taylor Wessing's Employment Group, and Anna Humphey, of our Tax Group, recently wrote an article for the Employee Benefits magazine on the 'gig economy' and why both tax and employment law are areas of difficulty and complexity that will need to be addressed in the near future.
Corporate governance Green Paper published
In December 2016, the government released a discussion document (or 'Green Paper') exploring the viability of workers on boards, pay ratios and corporate governance standards. The green paper suggests the following changes:
- Giving greater voice to employees and consumers in the boardroom
- Measures that increase the connection between boardroom directors and other interested groups such as employees and small suppliers
- Options for increasing shareholder influence over ensuring executive pay is aligned to long-term performance
- Considering whether features of governance standards for listed companies should be extended to the largest privately-held companies
For further information on the proposals, please read Kathryn Clapp's article for HR Magazine.
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