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Cold weather working and snow days: the legal position
18 January 2024Following on from one of the mildest Decembers on record, we’re now into the colder months with parts of the country experiencing temperatures as low as -14°C. What should employers be doing during these months to keep their staff safe, warm and productive?
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Acas Code of Practice on handling requests for a predictable working pattern: Lewis Silkin’s consultation response
25 January 2024We have submitted a response to Acas’ consultation on its draft statutory Code of Practice on handling requests for a predictable working pattern. The draft Code helpfully recognises the similarities between this new regime and the more familiar one of flexible working. However, there are new concepts and processes in the legislation which may be challenging for employers to navigate without further clarity and detail.
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New flexible working rules: a flowchart
28 February 2024Flexible working laws are changing in April. Our flowchart shows the new process.
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Remote working requests: frequently asked questions
07 March 2024As organisational and workforce attitudes to office attendance continue to shift, where are we with the law on remote working requests?
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Right to request remote and flexible working comes into operation today
07 March 2024The Government has today brought the right to request remote and flexible work arrangements into operation, and the long-awaited Code of Practice for employers and employees on the right to request remote and flexible work arrangements has finally been published by the WRC. This means all employees now have the right to request remote working. Parents and carers also now have the right to request flexible working. Here’s our summary of what Code of Practice says, and the key takeaways employers need to know.
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The government has brought the right to request remote working in operation - Síobhra Rush comments for Today FM
11 March 2024Síobhra joins Matt Cooper to outline the key considerations around the new law, for both employers and employees.
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Remote working Q&A: a practical look at how employees can apply and what their rights are – Síobhra Rush comments for the Irish Times
11 March 2024Official new code of practice sets out a right to request remote working but there is no guarantee it will be granted.
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Flexible working - the right to ask
03 April 2024Employees seeking a better balance between the demands of work and personal life may seek a change in their working arrangements – for example, through part-time working, job-sharing or a change in working hours. While there is no right to insist on working in a different way, there is a statutory right to ask for a flexible working arrangement and to have that request seriously considered.
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Does Britain risk becoming ‘couch potato nation’ under flexible working rules? - James Davies comments for The Telegraph
10 April 2024New measures fuel fears that working from home will become entrenched.
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Catherine Hayes and Sinead Likely comment on what the new right to request remote and flexible working means for employers for Retail News
21 May 2024Following the recent introduction of the right to request remote and flexible working arrangements and guidance for employers published by the WRC, Catherine Hayes and Sinead Likely look at what the Code of Practice says, and some of the key takeaways employers need to know.
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Employment Update: Return to office working, mental health guidance and NI employment law developments
04 June 2024Join our next breakfast briefing to find out what employers are telling us about their approach to office working; the latest ICO guidance on sharing employee information during mental health emergencies; and recent and anticipated NI employment law developments.
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TUPE takeaways: changing working arrangements and constructive dismissal
06 June 2024In the first of a new series of articles about practical TUPE takeaways, we look at a case about changing working arrangements following a TUPE transfer. We consider what lessons can be learned from the finding of constructive unfair dismissal in this case.
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Election talking points: how quickly can Labour implement its New Deal for Working People?
13 June 2024The content of this page has been removed following election results.
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New Deal talking points: How quickly can Labour implement its New Deal for Working People?
05 July 2024The Labour Party has promised the biggest “upgrade” to rights at work for a generation. But how quickly will it happen?
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The impact of coronavirus on workforces and global mobility: Naomi Hanrahan-Soar and Despina Stoimenidi comment for HR Magazine
05 May 2020The impact of COVID-19 has reached almost all aspects of normal everyday life. One of the first areas to become affected was global mobility.
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In-house service reflects workforce ‘shift’
14 September 2015Russell Brimelow comments in The Law Society Gazette on LS In-house, our in-house resourcing service in relation to shifting patterns in legal resourcing.
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General APAC round-up and focus on the on-demand workforce - Hong Kong
13 December 2016The ‘on-demand’ or so-called ‘gig economy’ would appear to provide workers with greater control and flexibility to choose when and how to work while connecting employers with available skilled labour when they need it. But what hidden dangers lie in an on-demand workforce?
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General APAC round-up and focus on the on demand workforce - Seoul
15 December 2016The ‘on-demand’ or so-called ‘gig economy’ would appear to provide workers with greater control and flexibility to choose when and how to work while connecting employers with available skilled labour when they need it. But what hidden dangers lie in an on-demand workforce?
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Managing an International Workforce: 2017 & Beyond
03 February 2017We are pleased to announce our next annual Managing an International Workforce conference, our market leading gathering of several hundred HR professionals, in house lawyers and others with international employment responsibilities.
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‘ETO’ reasons must entail changes in workforce
06 February 2017A recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) serves as a useful reminder of how employers can fairly dismiss employees for an economic, technical or organisational (“ETO”) reason following a TUPE transfer.