Business Process Outsourcing Negotiation and Contracting – Combining Commercial Operational and Legal Expertise for Better Business Outcomes (Contracts series)

For most service recipients, business process outsourcing (BPO) negotiation and contracting is a need which arises every few years, it is not business-as-usual. Service recipients are often faced with high value and complex agreements which need to be negotiated, and even with best-in-class external support, this can be challenging for busy internal teams. Our clients increasingly want combined specialist commercial, operational and legal support, because each of these elements are intertwined and all form part of the same negotiations and trade-offs.

The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive – What does it mean for you? (Contracts series)

Supply chains represent a key area of risk for many businesses and are also an area receiving increased legislative scrutiny, particularly in the context of environmental, social, and governance issues. The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is the latest legal development, mandating in-scope companies to address specific adverse human rights and environmental impacts within their operations and supply chains. What does this mean for your organisation and what can you do to prepare?

Legislative forces for change impacting global talent and mobility (Employment Law series)

The global talent and mobility landscape faces legislative changes which will impact the UK and across the European Union. Traditional global mobility programmes will need to adapt with changes including legislative reforms for non-domiciles, the need for increased transparency for pay equity, and employments rights. What should your organisation be looking at?

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Whistleblowing – what next? (Employment Law series)

Following the EU Whistleblowing Directive, countries are now implementing their own local acts. These bring a new level of attention and compliance to local employers. Those responsible for internal reporting are increasingly having to deal with their first concrete reports. Our panel of speaker from France, Germany, Italy and UK will discuss the lessons learnt and what to expect going forward. What should your organisation be thinking about next?

Contracting following change (Contracts series)

Change events, such as re-structures, acquisitions, separations and integrations, create opportunities to review, renegotiate, remediate and improve contracting processes and supply arrangements, including IT services contracts and other commercial agreements. Deloitte Contracts focusses on seamless integration of legal advisory, technology, and scalable delivery to provide speed, clarity, and compliance at appropriate milestones. What could your organisation be thinking about now?

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UK Autumn Budget 2024 (Please note, this webcast is from our Tax programme but may be of interest)

Changes to UK business taxation (including corporate tax, VAT, payroll taxes and other taxes and duties) are frequent and often complex. In addition, guidance on technical matters and the approach taken by HMRC and the UK courts evolve. What does your organisation need to know to keep up to speed with the latest developments?

Global pay transparency

Pay Transparency is a growing global trend, with the European Union's Pay Transparency Directive being the latest and most far reaching legislation in this area. Our experts will discuss how companies are approaching global pay transparency and Helen Odell-Weaver (Head - Rewards Global Programs & Processes at global pharma company Novartis) will be sharing the company’s approach and lessons learned in this area. What should your organisation be thinking about?

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Contracting following change

Corporate change events create opportunities to review, renegotiate, remediate and improve third party supply arrangements, including IT services contracts, supplier arrangements and other commercial agreements. Deloitte Contracts focuses on seamless integration of legal advisory, technology, and scalable delivery to provide speed, clarity, and compliance at the proper stages. What changes could your business make to receive these benefits?

Generative AI and the legal function – Supporting the adoption of Generative AI across your organisation

According to a recent Deloitte report (The future of legal work? The use of Generative AI by legal departments, 2024), 79% of CEOs expect Generative AI to transform their organisations in the next three years. While the competitive advantage is enticing, adoption of this powerful, differentiating technology demands attention to risks that could imperil an organisation’s brand, reputation, stakeholder trust, or critically, its compliance with legal and regulatory obligations. Legal leaders also need to understand how they can make use of Generative AI to transform the legal function. What should your organisation be thinking about now?

New Government Reforms: what next for UK employment law and taxes?

The newly elected UK Government plans “the biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation”. The introduction of autumn legislation promises more Day 1 employment rights, stronger trade unions and collective bargaining, and a new single worker status. What do we know so far? Could we be moving closer to a mainland European style employment law system? What does it mean for your organisation and what practical steps can you take now?

Driving value from your contracts – Contracting Excellence!

Contracts are touched by everyone and owned by no-one in an organisation. Legal, Procurement, Sales, Risk, Operations, Finance and individual business units all have some stake in either the creation, management or ultimate outcome of contracts, or the processes related to contracting – but no one person or team overlooks the entire lifecycle. This leads to inefficiencies, value loss, and suboptimal value optimisation affecting multiple stakeholders, and a lack of clear focus from the organisation overall. Is your organisation managing contractual business relationships through ‘Contracting Excellence’ to unlock contractual value, or are you seeing continuous value erosion?

Digital Nomads – A New Challenge

The HR environment is facing new challenges and new needs. One of the most potent trends impacting the way businesses operate relates to a growing group of workers who embrace a location-independent, technology-enabled lifestyle that allows them to travel and work anywhere in the internet-connected world. As a result, there is increasing interest for organisations to put in place formal policies and programmes. Our panel of international speakers from the UK, Italy and Spain will report on the situation in their countries and we will also hear from an external speaker on their experiences. What does your organisation need to consider to compete in the war for talent?

Implementation of Directive 2019/1023 in selected Member States - voting classes and cram down rules in restructuring proceedings

Some years have now passed since the introduction of Directive 2019/1023 dated 20 June 2019 on preventive restructuring frameworks and Member States are becoming accustomed to the new tools it introduced. These new tools, and most notably the process of voting in classes by affected parties, has led to a significant shift in professionals’ and, more globally - business’, practices. Our panel, from Belgium, France, Germany, Portugal and Spain will address the practical implications for companies in a crisis as well as their creditors and/or shareholders. What should your organisation be thinking about?

Pillar Two – A Legal Point Of View

Pillar Two is more than a tax revolution – it’s a call for business transformation. There may be significant implications on data, corporate structure, and compliance. What should your organisation be thinking about to conform with the Pillar Two framework?

Representative Actions Directive In Different Jurisdictions

The Directive 2020/1828 on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers has already been transposed in many EU Member States and is in the process of being transposed in other countries. The Directive improves consumers’ access to justice whilst it also foresees appropriate safeguards to avoid abusive litigation. Our panel will look at some of the countries where the Directive has already been transposed – UK, Romania, Italy and Germany. How might this affect your organisation?