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Lewis Silkin advises longstanding client Walker Books on its sale to Trustbridge Global Media
13 May 2020Lewis Silkin has advised longstanding client Walker Books on the sale of the group to Trustbridge Global Media.
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MAC launches six-week call for evidence on shortage occupations
18 May 2020Employers have until 24 June 2020 to provide their views on what occupations should be on the shortage occupation lists for UK sponsored skilled migration from 1 January 2021.
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Statement of Changes introduces significant new hurdles for Sole Representative visa applicants
20 May 2020A general tightening of the requirements and restrictions of the sole representative category will be brought into effect from 6 June 2020.
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Employee share schemes in Hong Kong - an overview
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Chancellor announces arrangements for end of furlough scheme
29 May 2020The Chancellor has announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will close at the end of October, with a new flexible furloughing option from 1 July. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak opted for a “softly softly” approach as he announced the details of the phase out of the furlough scheme – but one which still leaves open the possibility of an end-of-October “cliff edge”.
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Lewis Silkin advises as CVC completes investment into Guinness PRO14
29 May 2020Lewis Silkin has advised Guinness PRO14 CEO, Martin Anayi, on the management team’s equity acquisition as part of the strategic partnership investment from CVC Capital Partners.
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Wind-down of furlough scheme - timeline and key questions for employers
01 June 2020The furlough scheme will end on 31 October, with a new flexible furlough option available from 1 July. Our timeline shows the key dates and decisions employers will need to make along the way.
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HMRC seeks compliance and enforcement powers for coronavirus support schemes
04 June 2020The government is consulting on draft legislation to ensure that coronavirus business support grants are subject to tax, and to give HM Revenue & Customs new powers to ensure fair play by preventing non-compliance and abuse of the relevant schemes.
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Lawyers in lockdown stories from the frontline - Lucy Lewis comments for The Law Society Gazette
05 June 2020Law Society women lawyers division member and Partner at Lewis Silkin, Lucy Lewis features as one of the lawyers explaining their findings of life in lockdown.
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Survey raises question on whether sponsors may be missing reporting duties
09 June 2020We recently conducted an employer survey which revealed that only 10% of respondents had made reports on sponsored workers’ conditions changing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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EU plans changes to e-commerce and competition law
10 June 2020We recently reported on the ASAI's publication of its annual report, in which it said that at a time when online shopping and digital commerce are experiencing exponential growth and have played a key role during the pandemic, it wants digital platforms to engage significantly from both compliance and funding perspectives.
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New quarantine rules cause confusion for cross-border workers
10 June 2020New rules require most international travellers arriving in the UK from 8 June 2020 to self-isolate for 14 days. There is an exemption for cross-border workers, however how this works in practice is not straight-forward.
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Race discrimination complaints in the workplace and how to address them
11 June 2020With Black Lives Matter protests taking place across the UK and around the world, many businesses have been publicly stating their commitment to equality and the BLM movement. But what happens when the experience of current or former BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) employees is alleged not to live up to that standard?
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UK immigration and COVID-19 beyond the lockdown
16 June 2020UK visa processing is slowly starting to resume this month, but it is not yet business as usual. There are still many things that employers and applicants need to monitor, and potential pitfalls to avoid.
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Lewis Silkin heads legal think tank on planning changes
17 June 2020Following the COVID19 outbreak, The Law Society wrote to the Minister of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) with a list of proposed recommendations to assist with planning during the coronavirus pandemic.
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ICO releases guidance for employers on workplace testing
22 June 2020The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released new guidance on workplace testing which sets out the data protection considerations for employers carrying out tests for Covid-19 symptoms on workers returning to work.
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Intelligent procurement of AI solutions
24 June 2020The use of artificial intelligence in commerce, especially online commerce, is fast gaining traction, and sometimes in a manner that is not so visible to consumers or other purchasers.
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Dealing with redundancy in Hong Kong Kathryn Weaver comments for South China Morning Post
24 June 2020In an article in Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post (SMCP), Kathryn Weaver discusses trends by employers in Hong Kong in dealing with redundancies as well as a redundancy checklist for employees to discuss with their employer should they feel redundancy is on the horzon.
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Managing your business and employees in Hong Kong during COVID-19
25 June 2020A conversation with Catherine Leung, a partner at Lewis Silkin Hong Kong, on the current employment landscape and how COVID-19 has affected employers in the city.
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Interpreting trade union rules
25 June 2020A union did not breach its rules by commencing proceedings against a member after an apparent time limit had expired, the Court of Appeal has ruled, in a judgement illustrating the difficulty of asserting technical infringements of union rulebooks.