Search Results for: 'events'
Search Filters
- 231 results found
- All (519)
- Insights (231)
- Events (185)
- News (37)
- Lawyers (30)
- Others (16)
- Sectors (10)
- Services (10)
-
Reopening offices – what do the new regulations say?
24 March 2021The government has published the regulations underpinning the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions in England. We look at what they mean for office workers.
-
Employment Tribunal rulings on Covid-19 issues – what can we learn?
02 September 2021The pandemic required many employers to make difficult decisions in unprecedented and rapidly evolving circumstances, giving rise to concerns this would lead to a deluge of Employment Tribunal claims. We look at some of the early cases to see what lessons can be learnt when planning for a return to work.
-
Sports Q&A - Transgender athletes: What do the IOC's new guidelines mean for sports organisations?
13 December 2021In November, the International Olympic Committee released new guidance which says there should be no assumption that a transgender athlete automatically has an unfair advantage in female events. In this Q&A, Anna Bond and James Garmston dive deep into the new guidelines to ensure you fully understand what they mean for your organisation.
-
What’s happening in employment law in 2022?
05 January 2022The Covid-19 pandemic continues to dominate the agenda, but employers can still expect both legislative and caselaw developments across all areas of employment law.
-
An insight to what's happening in immigration law 2022
28 April 2022Immigration law changes continue at a pace during 2022 and employers need to be aware of key recent and upcoming developments.
-
Employment law across the globe - what's happened and what's coming up?
20 June 2022Our round-up of key developments in employment law since our last conference in February 2021.
-
Retained EU law bill becomes law: what’s the practical impact on employers?
29 June 2023New legislation designed to speed up the process of reforming EU-based laws is now in force. As the government’s bill to exploit the regulatory freedoms of Brexit becomes law, we look at the immediate, mid-term and longer-term impact on employment law from the employer’s perspective.
-
Government legislates to preserve EU-based discrimination law – what does this mean for employers?
16 November 2023The government has published draft regulations amending the Equality Act 2010 to ensure that discrimination protections derived from EU law are preserved after Brexit. Some of these changes are significant because they involve rights that have not regularly been applied in practice in the UK.
-
Affinity networks and employee resource groups: what are the employment law risks?
17 April 2024If you are a large employer, the chances are that you have at least one affinity network or employee resource group. These groups are important and increasingly necessary for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace, but they can also give rise to some risks.
-
Employment law across the globe: what’s happened and what’s coming up?
20 June 2024This document was prepared for our 2024 Managing an International Workforce conference on 20th June 2024.
-
Taking reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment: what employers need to know about the new duty
11 July 2024From October 2024, employers will have a new legal obligation to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment. What can employers do now to prepare for this duty?
-
The meaning of “knowingly concerned” for breaches of financial promotion restrictions – welcome clarification for directors
25 April 2022On 25 March 2022 the Court of Appeal held that a director who had been found “knowingly concerned” in an investment communication made in breach of section 21 of FSMA was not liable because she believed that the communication had been sufficiently authorised. The clarification of what constitutes “knowledge” in these circumstances will be welcomed by directors and professional advisors.
-
Masking for trouble? Can employers require staff to wear a face mask even if an employee says they have a disability that prevents them from doing so?
30 November 2022The use of face masks at work is back under the spotlight as winter approaches, with two recent Employment Tribunal decisions considering whether it could be an act of disability discrimination to require disabled employees to wear face masks.
-
Lewis Silkin's Data, Privacy & Cyber Team Watch Outs for 2024!
26 January 2024We all know that things move quickly in the world of data and so to celebrate Data Protection Day 2024, or Data Privacy Day 2024 for those across the pond, we’ve selected ten key themes we think will have the most impact for our clients in the year ahead.
-
SPA warranty claims - getting the notice right
17 June 2021Today’s challenging economic climate has reduced the value of many businesses.
-
SPA warranty claims – case update
01 September 2021In our article “SPA warranty claims - getting the notice right” we set out the common notice requirements that need to be complied with when making a warranty claim under an SPA, and the importance of complying with those requirements.
-
The war in Ukraine – employment issues
03 March 2022The shocking situation in Ukraine raises some potentially tricky issues about employees who are called up to active duty or wish to join the armed forces voluntarily, and about managing relationships within the workplace.
-
Schrems II – The Wall Street Journal reports that the Irish DPC will order Facebook to stop transfers of personal data to the United States
10 September 2020In the first major supervisory authority action The Wall Street Journal reports that “Ireland to Order Facebook to Stop Sending User Data to U.S.”. We have previously written that the key to dealing with the fallout from Schrems II is to have a calm head, and not to panic; does this decision change things?
-
Company held liable for managing director’s violent conduct
18 October 2018The Court of Appeal (“CA”) has ruled that a company was vicariously liable for the violent conduct of its managing director in physically attacking one of his employees at a Christmas party, leaving him severely disabled.
-
Venture capital in the US and UK – a comparison
26 September 2022The increasing number of innovative scale-up companies and the UK’s ability to attract world class talent means that the UK is an attractive destination for investments by US venture capital funds (US VCs). In turn, this means that US VCs have become an increasingly important source of capital for UK based high growth businesses.