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Disability reporting: time to act?
08 February 2022The government is considering requiring all large employers to report on the proportion of disabled people in their workforce. In this article we look at the benefits and challenges of disability reporting and consider if now is the time for its introduction.
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Is it time to adopt a fertility policy?
16 March 2023More and more employers are launching IVF and assisted conception policies amid calls for greater legal protection for employees undergoing fertility treatment. This article explores why fertility matters to employers, the current legal framework and the issues for employers when designing a fertility policy.
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Tier 1 (Investor) applications are still being accepted but changes to the Immigration Rules have been announced
12 December 2018The Home Office has confirmed to the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association on 11 December 2018 that the Tier 1 (Investor) route currently remains open but that a further announcement on this will be made in due course. The correspondence also confirms that any suspension of the route will be effected through a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules. This follows reporting by various news outlets including the Times and The Guardian on Thursday last week that the route was to be suspended as of the end of that day.
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Lewis Silkin throws its support behind City Giving Day
27 September 2016Top 100 UK law firm Lewis Silkin LLP is supporting the 2016 City Giving Day, The Lord Mayor’s event which champions and highlights the charitable efforts undertaken by companies and organisations to support society and the community.
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Lewis Silkin expanding into third office
12 November 2012City law firm Lewis Silkin LLP today announced that it is expanding its footprint within the UK, and will shortly be opening an office in Cardiff to join its London and Oxford locations.
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Coronavirus – our third employer survey
06 April 2020Our third employer benchmarking survey looks at the take-up of the new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and ongoing support for homeworkers.
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Lewis Silkin team completes the 24 Peaks Challenge and raises over £25,000 for the RBHHC Hybrid Theatre Appeal
30 September 2015A team from City law firm Lewis Silkin has successfully completed the 24 Peaks Challenge in order to raise much-needed funds for the firm’s chosen charity, the Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity. The charity is particularly special to Lewis Silkin following the loss of James Levy last year, a sadly missed colleague and friend who was cared for at the Royal Brompton Hospital.
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More than just a stadium…
18 September 2019However it’s done, whether being rebuilt from scratch (Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Arsenal), expanded (Liverpool) or converted from other uses (West Ham, Manchester City), one thing for certain is that football stadiums are big business. In this article, we explore some of the current projects and highlight some of the hot topics surrounding these cathedrals of the national game.
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Are employees in Hong Kong required to take Covid-19 tests? Key employer considerations
02 September 2020In order to detect and cut any invisible transmission chains of COVID-19 in the community, the Hong Kong Government launched the Universal Community Testing Programme (the “UCTP”) on 1 September 2020, providing one-off free testing services to all Hong Kong residents.
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Making a termination payment after 5 April 2018? Read this!
07 February 2018Income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) must be paid on all payments in lieu of notice (“PILONs”) with effect from 6 April 2018.
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Employer NIC charge on termination payments from April 2020
20 March 2020The new employer’s national insurance charge on termination payments over £30,000 comes into effect from 6 April 2020.
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Employer National Insurance Contributions charge on termination payments from April 2020
23 March 2020The new employer’s national insurance charge on termination payments over £30,000 comes into effect from 6 April 2020.
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Labour market data, the economically inactive, long-term ill-health and Long Covid.
05 June 2023Around 20% of the working age population are currently economically inactive, and this is a particular problem during a time of labour shortages. What can recent labour market data tell us about the reasons why many potential workers remain out of the job market?
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Lewis Silkin marks tenth anniversary of Oxford office
07 April 2014Lewis Silkin marks tenth anniversary of Oxford office with teams from across the firm participating in ‘Alternative Triathlon’ to raise money for Oxford Homeless Pathways.
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The Law, the ‘Outlaws’ and Ad Tech’s O.K. Corral
26 June 2019Programmatic advertising is often likened by commentators to the Wild West: some because they consider it to be a lawless place where anything goes; others because it pushes boundaries and is creating a new frontier. Wherever you stand on that metaphor, ad tech is looking like it’s about to have its own ‘Gunfight at the O.K. Corral’ moment – a shootout in the EU prompted by a long-simmering feud between privacy’s ‘lawmen’ and the advertising industry’s ‘outlaws’ finally boiling over.
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Lewis Silkin team demonstrate pedal power with 36-hour charity cycle
15 October 2013An 18-strong team from City law firm Lewis Silkin LLP will be embarking on a gruelling 150-mile cycle from London to Amsterdam in just 36 hours, with the aim of raising £10,000 of much-needed funds for the charity, Helen and Douglas House.
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Lewis Silkin expands employment team establishing Japan Business Group
11 August 2017Hire of Koichiro Nakada and Yoko Nakada extends focus on Asia-Pacific region.
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The Government’s response to the Taylor review – a damp squib?
08 February 2018The Government has published its Good Work Plan in response to Matthew Taylor’s review of modern working practices. While the response sets out the Government’s intention to take forward nearly all of the review’s recommendations, there are very few specific proposals and much of the detail will be the subject of further consultation.
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Taxation of payments in lieu of notice
03 April 2024All payments in lieu of notice (PILONs) are subject to income tax and national insurance contributions (NICs) in full. The relevant rules are quite complex, as they require employers to calculate the employee’s post-employment notice pay before deducting tax and NICs. This Inbrief explains the rules and gives some practical examples.
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Talk (Talk) is not cheap - record fine for data breach
06 October 2016Speak of making an entrance. Within a few weeks of her new appointment as the new UK Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham has issued TalkTalk with a £400,000 monetary penalty notice, the biggest fine yet awarded by the ICO.