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The Future of Work Hub’s 2024 report: ‘Strategic priorities shaping the workforce and HR agenda in 2024 and beyond’ is here!
31 January 2024The world of work is undergoing profound and extensive disruption. Large-scale trends are transforming work, workforces and workplaces. The legacy of the pandemic has combined with a tense economic and social landscape, presenting businesses with significant challenges. How can businesses best navigate this increasingly complex environment? And, if you are in HR or have people responsibilities, what are the key strategic issues and areas of priority action for 2024 and beyond?
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In-House Employment Lawyers Coffee Break: Episode 4 - Workforce consultation in the EAT and redundancy protection legislation
12 February 2024Listen here for the latest developments and essential practical takeaways (short enough to fit into a 10-minute coffee break!). Lawyers from our IHELC team will discuss key developments in employment law with our usual pragmatism and insight, a touch of humour and a sharp focus on the in-house lawyer’s perspective.
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Unveiling the Struggles of Hong Kong’s Invisible Workforce
12 March 2024According to government statistics as of 2022, there are more than 338,000 foreign domestic workers (“FDWs”) in Hong Kong, which accounts for almost 5% of Hong Kong’s population. Nearly 10% of households in Hong Kong depend on FDWs for housekeeping and to look after their family members. As such, FDWs are more than just employees; they are the backbone of many households. However, despite the significant role they play in our society, FDWs face a myriad of challenges. This article explores the legal and social challenges they must navigate.
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More than seven-in-ten of the global workforce is currently exposed to risks linked to climate change - Jonathan Carr comments for The International Employment Lawyer
24 April 2024A new report released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found that more than seven-in-ten of the global workforce is currently exposed to risks linked to climate change. Jonathan Carr comments for the IEL on the current health and safety obligations, and how they may change as the effects of climate change present new difficulties.
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Managing an International Workforce conference
20 June 2024Our flagship conference provides those with international responsibilities for employment, immigration, global mobility and workplace privacy law with an opportunity to catch up with their peers, hear the latest from lawyers and other expert speakers from around the world and discuss key developments on the horizon.
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Older workers as a solution to talent shortage: Hong Kong Labour Department launches Re-employment Allowance Pilot Scheme to “unleash potential” of elderly and middle-aged workforce
14 August 2024On 15 July, the Labour Department launched a three-year Re-employment Allowance Pilot Scheme (“REA Scheme”) to incentivise ‘elderly and middle-aged’ people to rejoin the workforce.
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UK’s Supreme Court rules ‘workfare’ legally flawed
31 October 2013In a Financial Times article, Carla Davidson comments upon a Supreme Court ruling that the Government's controversial back to work schemes, which require jobseekers to work for free or risk losing their benefits, were legally flawed.
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The state of migration: employing migrant workers
21 March 2013Practice Development Lawyers Samar Shams and Bethan Carney, have contributed to a report for The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) which explores the trends and the factors that influence employers in recruiting migrant workers. The report discusses issues such as skills shortages, the availability of UK-born workers, and ‘work ethic’.
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A teaser from Theresa - workers on company boards
25 July 2016One of the early surprises of Theresa May’s premiership was her extraordinary pledge that employees should be represented on company boards.
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Naming foreign workers 'could breach discrimination law'
06 October 2016Andrew Osborne has commented in an article for The Brief from The Times following Amber Rudd's proposal to force employers to list their foreign workers. Andrew states: "These proposals are a very crude attempt to try to bully employers" and "Companies already have to go through a complex and expensive system to sponsor any non-EEA workers and so do not do it if they can find local staff of the same standard".
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New PAYE and NIC rules for ‘off-payroll’ workers in public sector confirmed
29 November 2016In May 2016, the Government published a consultation paper outlining proposals to amend the IR35 legislation for workers who provide services, via a personal services company (“PSC”), to a public sector engager, whether directly or through a third party (such as an employment agency or outsourcing firm).
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Clarification on tax changes for the public sector ‘off-payroll’ workers
22 February 2017HM Revenue & Customs has issued guidance on forthcoming changes to the IR35 rules where workers provide their services to a public authority through a personal services company (“PSC”), i.e. a company owned and controlled by the worker.
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Lewis Silkin cited in the HR Director: Is there any need for a Brexit bonfire of workers’ rights?
03 July 2017Lewis Silkin has been mentioned in an article for the HR Director which draws on the recent survey undertaken by the firm, in partnership with the CIPD: ‘Employment regulation in the UK: burden or benefit?.
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Science and technology committee calls for free movement of skilled workers
31 July 2018To some of us, science has an ethereal power. It creates and changes the rules rather than simply being bound by then. So it comes as no surprise that the science and technology committee has suggested free movement of scientists (and all skilled workers) to the UK. Albeit for only 180 days.
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The new EU Posting of Workers Directive – implications for employers
01 November 2018New EU legislation adopted earlier this year aims to establish a balanced framework with regard to the protection of workers posted from one EU country to another and the freedom to provide services. What might be the impact on employers in the UK, and how could this be affected by Brexit?
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Employment status decision – National Gallery experts are workers
23 April 2019Continuing the trend of cases about employment status, a group of expert educators who worked for the National Gallery have been found to be workers by an Employment Judge (“EJ”).
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Contingent workers, employment status and IR35 - FULLY BOOKED
22 May 2019FULLY BOOKED - Contingent workers and their employment status continue to be a topical and problematic area.
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Contingent workers, employment status and IR35 - Reading
03 June 2019Contingent workers and their employment status continue to be a topical and problematic area.
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Holiday does not need to be prorated for term-time workers
12 August 2019The Court of Appeal has held that holiday entitlement and pay for workers on permanent contracts should not be prorated to reflect the fact that they work on a “part-year” basis.
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Brexit deal – implications for employment law and workers’ rights
21 October 2019Boris Johnson is currently trying to get his Brexit deal through the UK Parliament. If he succeeds, what are the key implications for UK employment law and workers’ rights?