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  • Five-month cessation of activities does not prevent transfer of undertaking under EU law

    04 September 2018

    In a Spanish case, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has ruled that a five-month break in activities between outsourcing contracts did not prevent the transfer of an undertaking under the 2001 EU Acquired Rights Directive (“ARD”).

  • Fragmentation of activity may preclude service provision change

    06 September 2018

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has confirmed that when considering whether or not there has been a TUPE service provision change (“SPC”), it is critical to identify the relevant activity. The analysis must be done in the right order and any fragmentation should be considered when considering if activities carried on by the subsequent service provider are fundamentally the same as those carried on by the outgoing service provider.

  • TUPE and the transfer of public administrative functions

    06 September 2018

    In a case about whether TUPE applied to the transfer of a public health team commissioning services, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has considered points of appeal in relation to two seldom litigated provisions of TUPE.

  • HR Academy - September 2018

    10 September 2018

    THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED - Do you wish you had more time to focus on developments in employment law? Do you want to refresh your knowledge in core areas, or enhance the skills of members of your team? Would you like to learn in a practical way from specialist employment lawyers and your fellow HR professionals?

  • Parental bereavement bill receives royal assent

    14 September 2018

    The Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill received royal assent yesterday to become the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018. It entitles employed parents who have lost a child to take statutory paid leave to allow them time to grieve. It is expected that the new rights will come into force in 2020.

  • MAC proposals will switch it up for Tier 4 students wanting to work in the UK

    17 September 2018

    September marks the start of what is likely to be a busy few months in the world of immigration law, with the eagerly awaited Migration Advisory Committee’s report into the impact of EU workers on the UK economy likely to be released in the next few weeks and the long overdue immigration white paper following in October.

  • Lucy Lewis chairing Future of Work event in October

    17 September 2018

    We are delighted that Lucy Lewis will be chairing the next Future of Work Hub event at the London Transport Museum on 17 October 2018.

  • Dublin office launch party

    20 September 2018

    We're hosting a panel discussion and party for our new Dublin office.

  • Lewis Silkin joins forces with The Old Vic to tackle workplace abuse

    04 October 2018

    Lewis Silkin the first law firm to join The Old Vic’s new Guardians Network

  • Heathrow fined over data breach

    09 October 2018

    The Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) has made a civil monetary penalty order for the sum of £120,000 against Heathrow Airport Ltd (“HAL”) after a lost data stick containing the sensitive personal information of a number of staff members was found by a member of the public.

  • Promoting mental health awareness in the workplace

    10 October 2018

    Today is World Mental Health Day, an appropriate time for employers to reflect on how this issue impacts the workplace and consider measures they can adopt to promote mental health and support their employees.

  • Refusal to provide cake supporting gay marriage was not direct sexual orientation discrimination

    11 October 2018

    The Supreme Court (“SC”) has ruled that a bakery did not discriminate on grounds of sexual orientation when it refused to provide a cake for a customer bearing the words “support gay marriage”. The bakery’s refusal was based on the owner’s Christian beliefs that the only form of marriage acceptable to God was between one man and one woman.

  • Mental health in the workplace - Swindon

    18 October 2018

    Join us for our latest employment law breakfast session held in conjunction with Hays Swindon.

  • Kathryn Weaver speaking at Women in Leadership forum in Hong Kong

    24 October 2018

    Kathryn Weaver, head of Lewis Silkin’s Hong Kong office, will be speaking at the Women in Leadership forum hosted by Elliott Scott, LinkedIn and Arcadia Consulting on Wednesday 14 November.

  • Tribunal time limit calculator

    25 October 2018

    We have created a free calculator which will automatically calculate Employment Tribunal time limits.

  • Corporate Governance and Insolvency reforms

    25 October 2018

    The UK Government is implementing measures to strengthen corporate governance and insolvency laws. The aim is to increase accountability, improve creditor protection and promote company rescue. This note comments on a selection of the proposals which were published at the end of the summer.

  • Non-disclosure agreement injunction granted by Court of Appeal

    25 October 2018

    The Court of Appeal (“CA”) has upheld a set of non-disclosure agreements (“NDAs”) and granted an interim injunction which prevents the Daily Telegraph newspaper from publishing details about allegations of “discreditable conduct” by a business executive towards five employees.

  • Unexplained Wealth Orders

    29 October 2018

    The English courts have handed down their first judgment concerning Unexplained Wealth Orders. As a result of the judgment the wife of a foreign ex-banker faces losing UK property worth millions of pounds unless she can explain the source of her wealth. Set out below is an introduction to Unexplained Wealth Orders, how such orders can be resisted and the recent judgment handed down by the High Court. We also identify some key issues concerning Unexplained Wealth Orders which remain unresolved.

  • Disclosure Pilot Scheme to start in January 2019

    29 October 2018

    The Civil Procedure Rule Committee has approved the new Practice Direction which sets down rules for a mandatory disclosure pilot scheme. It will run for two years in the Business and Property Courts in England and Wales, starting on 1 January 2019.

  • Private sector needs to operate new IR35 rules for contractors from April 2020

    30 October 2018

    The Chancellor has confirmed that with effect from 6 April 2020 businesses in the private sector which engage contractors - individuals who supply their services via their own company or partnership (“Intermediary”) - will be responsible for determining whether the IR35 rules apply. If the business considers that IR35 applies, the person paying the Intermediary will be responsible for operating PAYE and NICs on the fees it pays to the Intermediary.

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