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In-house Data Club "The GDPR - a year on"
22 May 2019In a world where data is now at the forefront of most organisations’ minds, Lewis Silkin is setting up an “In-house Data Club” where we will invite in-house counsel/ data protection specialists to attend regular round table discussions on the latest data issues.
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In-House Data Club - A year in review and what is in store for next year….
26 November 2019Winter is drawing in and we are all looking forward to the Christmas holidays and a well-earned break; but case law and regulators have other ideas.
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Prioritise the planet in 2023: New Year’s Climate Resolutions for HR
06 January 2023With every organisation having a key role to play in the collective corporate effort to reach net zero, now is a prime opportunity for HR to step up and take the lead. Here are some practical New Year’s Climate Resolutions that you can make to embed tackling climate change into your workplace culture and empower your workforce to take action.
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Can my business run a promotion celebrating the Olympics? Alex Kelham writes for The Times
20 July 2021Many businesses will be buzzing with ideas of how to capitalise on the long-awaited Olympics this month. While you can certainly get into the spirit of it, there are strict rules in place to protect the Olympic and TeamGB brands.
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UK: Expect Metaverse Employment Disputes. Tarun Tawakley writes for SHRM
14 March 2022There are many visions of the metaverse, which is essentially a virtual world that incorporates virtual reality where people can meet and interact. For many employers, the earliest glimpse of the metaverse may be the use of virtual reality systems in conferences and events.
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Employment tribunal delays: as the wait gets worse, what can employers do?
23 February 2023Employment tribunal proceedings are now torturously slow to reach a final hearing, disadvantaging both claimants and respondents. What can employers facing employment tribunal claims do to try to mitigate against the effects of delays?
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Varying a worldwide freezing order: timely collaboration and transparency is key – Lewis Silkin advises successful respondent
07 March 2024An attempt to vary a £88m worldwide freezing order to permit the sale of a significant London property was successfully resisted recently by the Claimant, represented by Lewis Silkin. We explore the issues arising in the recent High Court judgment, which confirmed the importance of timely collaboration and transparency when considering the variation of a freezing order.
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The FIFA World Cup 2014 – Ambush Marketing and the Law
13 June 2014Alex Kelham has recently had her article "The FIFA World Cup 2014 - Ambush Marketing and the Law" published on TFM&A Insights website.
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Wellbeing and human centric workspace challenge – The Great Office Occupier & Developer Debate
11 May 2022Wellbeing is a difficult concept to pin down: it is both physical and intangible, practical and esoteric, and so can be tricky to measure with any accuracy. That said, the disruption from COVID-19 has provided an opportunity to create better, more human-centric workspaces.
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Mental health issues in the workplace
29 September 2016Stress at work (and its causes) are a hotly debated topic in the advertising and marketing services sector. Millions of working days are lost each year to common mental health conditions such as stress, anxiety and depression. Managing the absence results in both financial costs but also legal risks such as disability discrimination or personal injury.
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Hong Kong Corporate Counsel Association: Workplace data protection in the EU
11 January 2017Lewis Silkin are hosting the first CPD seminar of 2017 held by the Hong Kong Corporate Counsel Association focusing on practical advice on what Asian multinationals can do to protect their EU (and UK) based subsidiaries in terms of data protection in the workplace.
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Achieving workplace transformation - the changing nature of work
18 January 2017The combined forces of globalisation, technological advances, shifting demographics and changing workforce expectations are causing a transformation in work.
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Calling time on workplace sexual harassment?
23 February 2018A full inquiry into workplace sexual harassment has been announced by the Women and Equalities Committee. The aim of this Government inquiry is to uncover the true scale of the problem and consider what action employers and the Government can take to address it.
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Sexual harassment - prevention, investigation and workplace culture
08 May 2018THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. The scourge of sexual harassment at work has been hitting the headlines over the last few months. All responsible employers want to create a workplace that is free from all forms of harassment, but recent events have shown that this is not always easy to achieve.
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Mental health in the workplace
05 June 2018THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. One in four of us will experience mental ill-health at some point in our lives, which inevitably means this is an issue which affects the workplace. The various legal risks for employers include potential liability for disability discrimination or personal injury. More importantly, employers who promote positive mental health in the workplace are likely to have a happier and more productive workforce. Acas has recently published useful new guidance on how to support and manage staff who are experiencing mental ill-health.
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End of lockdown restrictions – what does the new workplace safety guidance say?
15 July 2021The government has updated its guidance on how to make workplaces Covid secure from 19 July 2021 when England moves to step 4 and most Covid-19 restrictions are lifted. This article sets out the most important issues for employers to consider in light of the new guidance.
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What challenges could the metaverse bring to the workplace?: Linda Hynes comments for Silicon Republic
04 April 2022The metaverse is a virtual world, that uses augmented and virtual reality (VR), where people can meet and interact with one another. For many employers, the first experience of it may come from using VR tools to holding conferences and events.
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Coronavirus – FAQs on workplace policies and decisions for “Living with Covid”
06 April 2022On 21 February the government launched its “Living with Covid” strategy. As a result, many of the Covid measures in England have changed significantly. Despite this deregulation, difficult questions for employers on a range of employment law issues remain. Many decisions previously dictated by law and guidance are now in the hands of employers and individual employees to make.
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Social Mobility Awareness Day 2023: the legal and practical issues of class in the workplace
15 June 2023The second national “Social Mobility Awareness Day” takes place on 15th June 2023. In this article, we explain some of the legal and practical issues around social mobility in the workplace.
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Does workplace wellbeing need a health check?
21 June 2023The physical, mental and social wellbeing of employees remains high on corporate agendas, with employers recognising the importance of creating nurturing working environments and supporting their staff in ways which now often transcend what might be seen as a traditional employer/employee relationship.