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Alison Clements writes for People Management: Legal TUPE and cross-border transfers explained
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20 April 2018In light of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruling, Alison Clements discusses how TUPE applies in an offshoring situation, in an article for People Management.
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Joanna Hunt writes for HR Zone: How is the gender pay gap impacting the migrant female workforce?
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20 April 2018In an article for HR Zone, Joanna Hunt discusses what the results of gender pay gap reporting mean for employers and workers of both genders, and more importantly what we can do about it.
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Joanna Hunt comments for LexisNexis: Windrush children: ‘Change has to come and it has to come fast’
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18 April 2018In an article for LexisNexis, Joanna Hunt discusses the government's actions to expedite the applications of Windrush children and the impact of the ‘scandalous treatment of lawful UK residents’.
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Sam Koppel writes for Accountancy Age: Is the accountancy sector facing an international talent crisis?
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13 April 2018In an article for Accountancy Age, Sam Koppel discusses the recent restrictions for accountancy firms to hire non-EEA workers who require Tier 2 work visas.
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Alex Milner-Smith comments for Asian Legal Business: Dealing With the Data
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11 April 2018In an article for Asian Legal Business Alex Milner-Smith discusses GDPR and how Asian companies are not ready for the approaching deadline.
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Michael Burd comments for New Law Journal: Mind the pay gap
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09 April 2018In an article for New Law Journal, Michael Burd discusses gender pay gap reporting, stating it would ‘undoubtedly be a driver for change’ but did ‘not tell the whole story.'
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Alex Milner-Smith discusses GDPR in articles for In-House Community and Insurance Asia News
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09 April 2018In articles for In-House Community and Insurance Asia News, Alex Milner-Smith discusses GDPR and the compliance obligations for companies come the May deadline.
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Michael Burd comments for LexisNexis: Gender pay gap reporting – a ‘seminal moment’ and a ‘driver for change’
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06 April 2018Michael describes gender pay gap reporting as a ‘seminal moment’ but warn that action against companies who fail to report by the deadline, may be ‘little beyond naming and shaming’.
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Lucy Lewis writes for Employee Benefits: Is shared parental leave as effective as it could be?
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04 April 2018In an article for Employee Benefits, Lucy Lewis discusses shared parental leave and how gender pay gap reporting could improve employer's commitment to re-balance family life.
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Joanna Hunt again writes for the Free Movement blog: Do the Immigration Rules discriminate against women who want to work in the UK?
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04 April 2018In an article for the Free Movement blog, Joanna Hunt discusses whether Tier 2 (the main visa route which enables migrants to work in the UK) is potentially discriminatory against women and hinders their ability to work in the UK.
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Michael Burd comments for Legal Week: 'It contains things I have never seen in 30 years' - employment partners question Allen & Overy's Weinstein NDA
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29 March 2018Michael Burd discusses the details of the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) drawn up by Allen & Overy (A&O) for the settlement between disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein and his former assistant, in an article for Legal Week.
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Michael Burd comments for LexisNexis: Workplace sexual harassment—time to ‘shake up the current ineffectiveness of the system’?
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28 March 2018Michael Burd discusses the Equality and Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) focus on ‘corrosive’ cultures leading to workplace harassment, in an article for LexisNexis.
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James Davies comments for The Times: No meltdown over snow claims
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09 March 2018James Davies comments in an article for The Times, discussing employees entitlement to pay if they are unable to get to work due to adverse weather conditions, such as the weather faced by the UK last week.
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Current gender pay gap reporting requirements unlikely to ‘empower’ women
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08 March 2018Michael Burd has commented in an article for Lexis Nexis on PwC's revelation that the UK has been slower in addressing its gender pay gap compared to other developed nations, with Iceland, Sweden and Norway remaining as the top three performing OECD countries.
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Bethan Carney contributes to an article in Legally India: Rights of Persons with Disabilities in India and Other Jurisdictions
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28 February 2018Bethan Carney contributes to an article in Legally India, with others from member firms of lus Laboris, outlining the laws in their respective countries concerning disabled rights.
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Naomi Hanrahan-Soar writes for The Stack: Keeping top tech talent through immigration compliance
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22 February 2018In an article for The Stack, Naomi Hanrahan-Soar speaks on the importance of foreign talent to bridge the tech skills gaps, power innovation, and drive our digital economy.
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Joanna Hunt writes for the Free Movement Blog: Just how level do we want the Brexit playing field to be?
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22 February 2018Joanna Hunt has written an article for the Free Movement Blog which discusses the “need for a level playing field”, a phrase coined by the EU out of concern that the UK may turn itself into a tax haven.
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Andrew Osborne & Samar Shams comment for Lexis Nexis: Businesses ‘hampered by inflexible immigration system’
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19 February 2018Andrew Osborne & Samar Shams have commented in an article for Lexis Nexis which discusses the Director general of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Adam Marshall's call for the government to provide a clear statement of intent on immigration policy so that businesses can make decisions for the future.
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James Davies comments for Lexis Nexis: Opportunity fund is ‘obvious answer’ to UK employment issues
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19 February 2018James Davies has commented in an article for Lexis Nexis which discusses the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (RSA) proposal of a £10,000 universal basic opportunity fund, subsidised by government savings, to be given to all citizens under 55.
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Karen Baxter writes for Accountancy Age: Mind the gap: what accountancy firms should be doing ahead of the new gender pay gap reporting rules
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16 February 2018With less than two months to go until the deadline for filing gender pay gap reports, thousands of employers have not yet provided their figures. Karen Baxter asks, is your firm ready?