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  • A winter of blackouts? UK employers may need to prepare for electricity shortages

    13 October 2022

    The National Grid has warned that households and firms across Britain could face rolling power cuts of up to 3 hours this winter. This article explores some of the issues for employers to consider ahead of this potential energy emergency.

  • Menopause and work

    Inbrief

    11 October 2022

    Women over the age of 50 are the fastest growing group in the workforce. As more employees go through the menopause during their working lives, employers need to be aware of the impact in the workplace.

  • Cost-of-living crisis: frequently asked questions

    04 October 2022

    As the cost-of-living crisis bites, a growing number of employers are facing demands for pay increases at best, and threats of strikes at worst. This article addresses some employment law implications arising from steps being taken to manage the situation.

  • Ireland: An update on the right to request remote working

    04 October 2022

    This Autumn, the Irish government plans to progress legislation on an employee’s right to request remote working arrangements as a matter of priority. This article looks at how 20 recent recommendations are potentially going to shape the legislation.

  • Lewis Silkin receives Tier 1 ranking in Legal 500 UK 2023 for Employment, M&A and Media and Entertainment

    Press Release

    29 September 2022

    Lewis Silkin continues to receive strong recognition in the latest edition of the Legal 500 UK released yesterday, earning 82 individual lawyer and practice rankings. In this edition we have seven top tier practice rankings, one new entry and three improved rankings.

  • Hong Kong Government lifts compulsory quarantine requirement – what employers need to know

    27 September 2022

    New relaxed rules for inbound travellers

  • IR35 changes reversed from April 2023

    23 September 2022

    During 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 This morning’s announcement that the IR35 reforms will be repealed from 6 April 2023 sees this pledge being put into action.

  • What might the Brexit Freedoms Bill mean for employment law?

    23 September 2022

    No 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.

  • Reversal of NICs rate increase

    22 September 2022

    In 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.

  • FAQs on holiday for workers with irregular working patterns

    21 September 2022

    Calculating 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.

  • Privacy and publicity: seeing justice done in the Employment Tribunal

    21 September 2022

    It 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.

  • Reducing business costs - alternatives to redundancy

    Inbrief

    12 September 2022

    When businesses run into financial difficulties and need to reduce costs, the knee-jerk reaction is often to consider the scope for job cuts. But redundancies are not a cheap option and, if mistakes are made in the way redundancies are handled, further costs may be incurred on account of tribunal claims.

  • Gender pay gap reporting

    Inbrief

    07 September 2022

    The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017 (the “Regulations”) require employers to report on the gender pay gap in their organisation.

  • Wide-ranging changes to Irish whistleblowing legislation

    07 September 2022

    Changes 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.

  • What will Liz Truss mean for employment law?

    05 September 2022

    Liz 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.

  • Lewis Silkin kickstarts North of England presence with new team hire

    Press Release

    01 September 2022

    Partner Sally Hulston to lead four-strong employment team in Manchester.

  • Redundancy in a remote working world

    31 August 2022

    Remote 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?

  • Employers need to reevaluate package to attract and retain staff - Síobhra Rush comments for RTÉ

    Press

    24 August 2022

    Síobhra Rush has shed some light for RTÉ Ireland on what employers need to do in order to attract and retain their staff.

  • HSE says employers must prepare for warmer future

    22 August 2022

    The 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?

  • Train strikes: David Hopper interviewed on BBC’s Newsnight

    19 August 2022

    Lewis Silkin’s Industrial Relations specialist David Hopper was interviewed by Newsnight in relation to the current train strikes.

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