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IR35 changes reversed from April 2023
23 September 2022During her Conservative party leadership campaign, Liz Truss repeatedly pledged to cut taxes, enable a small business revolution and reduce red tape for all businesses, including reviewing IR35. This morning’s announcement that the IR35 reforms will be repealed from 6 April 2023 sees this pledge being put into action.
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What might the Brexit Freedoms Bill mean for employment law?
23 September 2022No more right to paid holiday. Goodbye TUPE. Farewell limits on working hours. This article takes a first look at the government’s Brexit Freedoms Bill and the potentially major implications for UK employment law.
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Reversal of NICs rate increase
22 September 2022In line with one of the key promises made by Liz Truss during her Conservative party leadership campaign, the Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, has announced that the April 1.25% increase in NICs will be reversed from 6 November 2022.
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FAQs on holiday for workers with irregular working patterns
21 September 2022Calculating holiday entitlement and pay for workers with non-standard working patterns has always been a headache. But a recent Supreme Court ruling makes this topic even more difficult. As more employers start to review their arrangements, we’ve tried to answer the main questions.
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Privacy and publicity: seeing justice done in the Employment Tribunal
21 September 2022It is now almost a century since Lord Hewart’s famous comment that “justice should not only be done but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done”. This principle of natural justice has established an open legal process, with public access to judicial hearings an important hallmark of a fair society. But how this principle applies in practice in the Employment Tribunal, particularly in the digital age, can be a difficult question.
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Wide-ranging changes to Irish whistleblowing legislation
07 September 2022Changes have recently been made to Irish whistleblowing legislation to fully implement the EU Whistleblowing Directive. The changes broaden the scope of and enhance whistleblowers’ protection.
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What will Liz Truss mean for employment law?
05 September 2022Liz Truss has now been confirmed as the next UK prime minister. This article takes a look at some of the commitments that she has made so far and what her leadership could mean for employers and employees.
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Redundancy in a remote working world
31 August 2022Remote first, remote only, hybrid working, employers of record…these arrangements are fast becoming normal especially as employers have competed for global talent over the past 18 months and sought to grow despite the great resignation. As the global economy continues to change, what happens if you now need to make redundancies in a remote working world?
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HSE says employers must prepare for warmer future
22 August 2022The Health and Safety Executive is advising businesses to act now to make sure their workplaces are ready for more extreme hot weather in the future. What should employers be doing and how does this impact remote workers?
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Train strikes: David Hopper interviewed on BBC’s Newsnight
19 August 2022Lewis Silkin’s Industrial Relations specialist David Hopper was interviewed by Newsnight in relation to the current train strikes.
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Data issues when tracking productivity with employees working from home
10 August 2022Linda Hynes has provided insight on the data issues that may occur when companies use technology to track productivity when working from home.
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Should large businesses use CEST to determine IR35 status?
10 August 2022New tax guidance encourages large businesses to comply with the CEST determination – HMRC’s tool for checking employment status. This article looks at HMRC’s approach.
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Long Covid – what we know now
09 August 2022As a recent tribunal case concludes that “Long Covid” can be considered a disability under the Equality Act, research indicates that the condition is significantly impacting almost 3% of the population. This article explores what this means for employers.
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The climate emergency: the missing factor in remote working requests?
09 August 2022As the hot weather returns this week, tackling the climate emergency should be high on everyone’s agenda. But should employers give greater weight to the environment when deciding whether to say yes or no to an employee’s request to do their job remotely?
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Ethnicity pay gap reporting at banks: Tom Heys comments for Sustainable Views
05 August 2022Ethnicity pay gap reporting at banks: Work still to do
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Employment law and immigration law: two awkward siblings
03 August 2022Employment law and immigration law are two distinct areas of law. On occasion, they meet each other and can create headaches for employers. We examine what happens when immigration law collides with discrimination law, unfair dismissal law and TUPE.
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Can you really bring your “whole life” to work?
03 August 2022The pandemic required many people’s personal and working lives to co-exist in a way they never had before. Caring responsibilities had to be accommodated alongside working life and the distinction between home and the workplace became blurred. But this has always been, and remains, a juggling act. We examine how much the law helps, or indeed hinders it.
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Linda Hynes discusses hybrid and remote overseas working with RTE Radio 1 – Ireland
01 August 2022As the pandemic eases, it is clear that hybrid and remote overseas working is here to stay for a lot of working practices.
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Ireland: Remote working overseas
28 July 2022During the Covid-19 pandemic many employees asked if they could work from “home” from an overseas country. Similarly, employees from overseas countries asked if they could work remotely in Ireland. Two years on, these flexible working arrangements remain attractive to employees and employers may consider allowing employees to work remotely overseas. There are important legal and practical issues associated with these requests, which are explained in this note.
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Ireland: Implementation update on the Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Directive
28 July 2022The EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions aims to improve employees’ working conditions by promoting more transparent and predictable employment. While Ireland hasn’t yet published draft legislation implementing the Directive, we look ahead to the changes that are likely to be introduced.