UK Knowledge Collection | Employees and the cost of living crisis, decarbonising cities, and greenwashing
Published on 23rd Jun 2023
Welcome to this week's Knowledge Collection
As the cost of living crisis in the UK continues to bite, our Insight considers its impact on employees, many of whom are making changes to their working arrangements. Pension planning is also being affected, as employees face short-term pressures that could harm their long-term retirement outcomes.
At the same time, employers are struggling to fill the talent gap as the UK workforce ages and experienced workers retire. In July, we explore the results of our survey on the ageing workforce and what may encourage workers to stay in employment for a longer period.
As governments and businesses alike concentrate on reaching their net zero goals, our launch event for our case study on the digital twins, district cooling and vehicle-to-grid initiatives being conducted in Barcelona, Paris and Delhi will consider the challenges and benefits of these decarbonising technologies.
While efforts to decarbonise intensify, so too does regulatory focus on greenwashing. Our webinar next week on advertising law includes a look at how regulators are treating green claims being made by brand owners, and our update sets out recent UK and EU developments to counter greenwashing in advertising.
Recent Insights
UK Employment Law Coffee Break
This week's update for employers looks at how the cost of living crisis is affecting employees, an EAT case on harassment and awareness of unwanted conduct, and AI.
Marketinglaw
The latest edition offers regulatory updates on greenwashing and new guidance on racial and ethnic stereotypes, as well as recent Advertising Standards Authority rulings.
Supermarket clash underscores need for clarity from UK Supreme Court on trade mark bad faith
A recent decision of the High Court illustrates that bad faith is a developing area of law in trade mark disputes and oppositions. Later this month the Supreme Court is to consider the issue of bad faith further, in the Skykick case.
Use of trade mark for food supplements does not amount to genuine use for pharma products
In an important decision for pharmaceutical brand owners, the General Court of the Court of Justice of the EU clarified that "food supplements" are not "pharmaceutical products" for the purposes of proving genuine use of a trade mark.
Events
Decarbonising technologies for cities: case studies of Barcelona, Delhi and Paris
27 June | 09:00-10:15
Economist Impact joins us to explore decarbonising technologies being trialled in three cities and what this shows about their applicability, scalability and sustainability.
Mitigating risk around lease expiry
27 June | 09:30-10:15
A webinar for commercial landlords and tenants on mitigating risks before lease expiry, including fixtures and fittings, compensation for improvements, holding over, and more.
The latest in advertising law in 2023: what you need to know
28 June | 09:00-10:00
A briefing on developments in advertising law, including current regulatory focus areas, "green" claims, urgency claims, consumer legislation reforms and the use of artificial intelligence.
Providing for tomorrow today: understanding an ageing workforce
4 July | 16:45-18:30
The UK's working-age population is shrinking as the skilled worker shortage grows. This event explores our survey with Censuswide on employees working longer, with speakers from Barclays and 55/Redefined.
Biodiversity net gain: current status, market insights and natural capital solutions
5 July | 09:00-09:45
In this webinar we will discuss the current status of the net gain requirements and the principles for delivery being consulted on in connection with the Environment Act 2021.
