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Ireland: Covid-19: Establishing a return to work plan – health and safety considerations
01 May 2020As the Covid-19 crisis begins to ease, employers need to think carefully about how to manage safely the process of returning employees to the workplace. This inbrief summarises the legal landscape and various considerations that employers will need to take into account. The government has suggested that the relaxation of lockdown measures and any return to normal working life will be gradual and implemented on a phased basis. We have seen similar approaches being taken in those countries which are ahead of Ireland and beginning to take such steps.
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UK's ‘back to work’ plan puts business and unions at odds: James Davies comments for Business Matters
06 May 2020'Trade unions and business leaders were at loggerheads on Monday night over Boris Johnson’s “back to work” strategy, following claims that employees’ lives could be put at risk as the British prime minister tries to restart the economy.' In this article for Business Matters, James Davies discusses the liability risks that employers face and how those risks can be avoided with health and safety regulations.
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IRELAND - Coronavirus – FAQs about managing the return to work
13 May 2020These FAQs focus on the employment law issues facing employers as restrictions are eased and more employees can come back to work. They cover health and safety obligations, medical testing, contact tracing, deciding which employees should stay at home and what happens if employees don’t want to return. They also cover adjusting hours and responsibilities.
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Does an employer’s duty of care extend to commuting to work?
21 May 2020As more people return to workplaces, how far does an employer’s duty of care cover risks to employees during their commute to work? And how should employers deal with staff refusing to travel to work for fear of contracting Covid-19?
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Automation, AI and emerging technologies: Government’s response to BEIS on future of work
22 May 2020In the wake of the current pandemic, we’ve all experienced how technology can transform our working lives. Whether its video-calling your colleagues, taking part in virtual coffee breaks, or attending events and seminars online.
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Privacy issues during a return to work
03 June 2020We are pleased to announce our spring/summer series of online updates. This programme is aimed mainly at HR managers and those with equivalent experience of dealing with workplace employment issues – but we’d be delighted to welcome you whatever your background or grounding in employment law.
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The clinically extremely vulnerable can now return to work – or can they?
03 August 2020From 1 August the clinically extremely vulnerable no longer need to “shield” due to the risk of Covid-19, and can potentially return to work. The government has amended its workplace guidance accordingly, but at the time of writing some of this information is confusing and contradictory.
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Lewis Silkin - How Photography Entrepreneurs Can Protect Their Work From Image Theft - Anna Caruso comments for Forbes
14 September 2020Digital technology has transformed the world of professional photography and enabled many people to turn a hobby into a successful business. But, while the internet has made it easy for photographers to showcase their images, it has also made it easy for people to steal them to post on their own websites or social media pages. Anna Caruso comments further in this article for Forbes.
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Long Covid: can work lift the burden? Shalina Crossley comments for Safety Management magazine
11 November 2020Thousands of working people are struggling with ‘long Covid’; often life-changing symptoms that continue long after the initial infection. In this article for Safety Management magazine, Shalina Crossley comments on what are workplaces doing to help them?
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Right to work checks beyond 2020
01 December 2020We are pleased to announce our autumn/winter series of free webinars. This programme is aimed mainly at HR managers and those with equivalent experience of dealing with workplace employment issues – but we’d be delighted to welcome you whatever your background or grounding in employment law.
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Ireland: Making Remote Work – the Government’s National Remote Work Strategy
19 January 2021Siobhra and Audrey explore the Government’s new “Making Remote Work” National Remote Work Strategy which is aimed at ensuring that remote working “is a permanent feature in the Irish workplace that maximises economic, social and environmental benefits”.
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Siobhra Rush discusses Ireland's first National Remote Work Strategy on Classic Hits Radio Ireland
25 January 2021New laws allowing employees to “work from home” will change working life forever. The Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has published Ireland’s first National Remote Work Strategy to make this a permanent option for life after Covid. So can your employer refuse a request to work from home? Trina Mara speaks to Síobhra Rush.
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Future of Work Hub: Technology, trust and the evolving employment 'deal'
25 May 2021The last 12 months have marked an unprecedented year of turbulence and uncertainty. As we emerge from the pandemic, trust will have a crucial role to play as organisations chart a new path towards a sustainable "new normal".
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The TV Collective launches a first of its kind study that will look to reveal the Best Places to Work in the UK Entertainment industry based on ethnicity
04 June 2021A year since the death of George Floyd and the black lives matter movement, companies have been pledging initiatives aimed at promoting greater diversity and equality to support women and minorities underrepresented in leadership positions. What has changed?
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Catherine Hayes discusses the potential extension of mandatory paid breastfeeding breaks at work on Newstalk
06 July 2021Catherine Hayes and Sharon Behan from La Leche League of Ireland joined Newstalk's The Hard Shoulder to discuss mandatory paid breastfeeding breaks at work.
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“Bite-size” In House Data Club session: Processing Health Data in a Return to Work Context
07 July 2021Over the course of the summer the Lewis Silkin Data & Privacy team will be running, in parallel with various planned In House Data Clubs (“IHDCs”), a number of “bite-size” IHDCs on various topics.
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Right to work checks for EEA nationals – infographic
01 September 2021New guidance from the Home Office in relation to right to work checks came into force from 1 July 2021. Our infographic shows checks an employer needs to make for new employees who are EEA nationals.
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Climate emergency, work and employment law
29 September 2021This article explores how the climate emergency may shape future employment law and practice and looks at some early developments and trends.
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National firm’s subscription service “will change the way we work”: David Willbe comments for Legal Futures
21 December 2021National law firm BLM launched a subscription service for commercial work this week which it describes as “a long-term project which will change the way we work”.
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8 future of work trends for Irish SMEs: Síobhra Rush comments for Think Business
05 January 2022Síobhra Rush outlines developments SME owners need to bear in mind for 2022 with new rules and laws on the way in the areas of whistleblowing, the right to work remotely, and paid leave in the event of a miscarriage.