Katie Clark
Subscribe to Katie Clark's PostsKatie Clark has significant experience advising on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Katie’s client base spans multiple business sectors and includes global corporations, financial institutions, FTSE 100 companies, manufacturing companies, service providers and start-ups. Katie is noted for her commercial approach to assisting clients to deal with employment issues ranging from day-to-day employee relations, to negotiating public limited company (PLC) board director contracts and significant business restructuring. Read Katie Clark's full bio.
Employer Due Diligence Lessons from UK Share Scheme Case
By Katie Clark, Paul McGrath and Charlotte Moorhouse on Nov 7, 2023
Posted In Employee Benefits, Employment
The recent decision in Ponticelli Limited v Gallagher provides a salient reminder that the right to participate in a share incentive plan can transfer to a new employer under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations. The right applies even if the employee’s right to participate in the plan arose outside of the contract of...
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UK Employment Rates and Compensation Increases Take Effect
By Paul McGrath, Katie Clark and Charlotte Moorhouse on Apr 27, 2023
Posted In Employee Benefits, Employment, Labor, Payroll and Fringe Benefits
As summer approaches and the clocks are set forward, April marks an increase in the National Minimum Wage, compensation for unfair dismissal and other payments required by UK employment laws. Read more here.
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Returning to the Workplace in the UK: Key Issues for Employers
By Katie Clark and Paul McGrath on Jul 8, 2020
Posted In Employment
As the UK Government works through its phased COVID-19 recovery strategy and lockdown restrictions are progressively eased, employers in the United Kingdom are contemplating the implications of returning staff to the workplace. In this article, we address some of the key issues for employers to consider, with a particular focus on the UK Government’s “Covid-secure”...
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The Month of Change: June Ushers in the “New Normal” in the United Kingdom
By Katie Clark and Paul McGrath on Jun 11, 2020
Posted In Employment
In the UK, changes in restrictions will see non-essential shops opening and many workers hesitantly going back into offices even though they could work from home. Government focus has therefore started to shift to the “re-opening” of business. Access the full article.
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UK Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Significant Developments
By Katie Clark and Paul McGrath on Apr 28, 2020
Posted In Employee Benefits, Employment
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued its sixth update to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Guidance (Guidance). Separately, the UK Treasury has issued a Treasury Direction (Direction) to HMRC setting out the legal framework for the Scheme. There are few points that have been clarified in the Guidance, but there is one glaring...
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Brexit Update: Effects on Employment
By Katie Clark and Paul McGrath on Feb 6, 2020
Posted In Employment
The United Kingdom is no longer a member of the European Union and has entered into a transition period until December 31 2020, unless an extension of 1 or 2 years is agreed by July 1 2020 (the Brexit Long Stop Date). During this transition period, the UK will continue to trade with the EU...
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UK Tax Changes Shift Worker Classification Burden to Clients
By Katie Clark and Paul McGrath on Nov 26, 2019
Posted In Employment
The UK Government has confirmed that it will extend to the private sector tax rules designed to target tax avoidance by contractors who operate through an intermediary personal service company (PSC). The UK Government has announced that new “off-payroll working” tax rules (commonly known as IR35) will apply to the private sector from April 2020....
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UK Employment Rate and Compensation Increases Now in Effect
By Katie Clark on Apr 23, 2019
Posted In Employment
In case you have been distracted by other recent events in the UK, here is a reminder that the compensation limits on Employment Tribunal awards and certain other amounts payable under UK employment legislation increased as of the first week of April 2019. This alert sets out the changes in full and highlights important consequences...
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Increase in UK Employment Protection Awards
By Anthony A. Bongiorno, Katie Clark and Paul McGrath on Apr 3, 2018
Posted In Employment
The compensation limits on Employment Tribunal awards and certain other amounts payable under UK employment legislation will increase as of 6 April 2018. This alert sets out the changes in full and highlights important consequences for employers. Access the full article.
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UK Employment Alert | What to Expect in UK Employment Law in 2018: GDPR, Brexit Negotiations and More
By Anthony A. Bongiorno, Katie Clark and Paul McGrath on Jan 11, 2018
Posted In Employment, Privacy and Data Security
Whilst 2017 was anticipated to be a fairly static year for UK employment law, that did not in fact prove to be the case, and there were various notable developments. To a large degree, 2018 is likely to be defined by the ongoing Brexit negotiations and the passage of the EU Withdrawal Bill, which will,...
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