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Collective redundancies
Inbrief
06 July 2022Most employers are aware of the procedures that have to be followed when making someone redundant (or their job, to be more precise). If you’d like a reminder, see our Inbrief on Redundancy.
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Guarding against the go-between – make sure your terms with staffing intermediaries are suitable
04 July 2022Use of staffing intermediaries has increased greatly since the reforms to IR35. We explain why it’s important for end-user organisations to ensure the terms they agree with intermediaries are fit for purpose and protect their interests.
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Gender-critical religious beliefs are protected but do not justify discriminatory behaviour
30 June 2022In the latest appeal decision on the conflict between gender-critical beliefs and the rights of transgender people, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that such beliefs can be protected under the Equality Act. Nevertheless, an employer can still take appropriate action to protect others’ rights without this being unlawful discrimination.
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Unions’ financial liability increased and government moves to repeal agency worker ban
30 June 2022Against a backdrop of widespread industrial action, the government has quadrupled unions’ potential liability for calling unlawful strikes to £1,000,000. It has also published legislation to repeal the ban on agencies supplying workers to fill in for striking staff.
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Remote working overseas – our employer survey
23 June 2022We have surveyed employers from a cross-section of businesses to find out how they are responding to requests from employees to work remotely from overseas.
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When is collective bargaining exhausted and a direct offer of new employment terms allowed? The EAT confirms an objective test
21 June 2022In the first reported application of the Supreme Court’s landmark Kostal decision, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that an employer could not unilaterally declare that its negotiations with its recognised trade union had finished. As unionised employers may only make direct offers to employees after exhausting their collective bargaining procedure, the employer now faces punitive fines.
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Employment law across the globe - what's happened and what's coming up?
20 June 2022Our round-up of key developments in employment law since our last conference in February 2021.
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Managing your international M&A –Top Ten Questions
20 June 2022In international mergers and acquisitions (M&A) navigating the legal requirements and ramifications of the deal can be tricky. This article sets out the top ten questions that sellers and buyers need to consider in relation to employment law in global M&A transactions. We also offer some insights and tips on how to get the deal done.
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Diversity monitoring: what to collect and how to comply with the law
19 June 2022To improve the diversity of your workforce, you need to measure it, and this means collecting and monitoring data. But what questions should you ask employees about their individual characteristics and how can you handle that information lawfully? This article takes an in-depth look at these questions.
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Getting signed off: a system becoming more fit for purpose?
17 June 2022An announcement this week has introduced new flexibility in relation to fit notes. From 1 July a wider group of healthcare professionals will be able to issue fit notes, which will potentially make the process both easier and more effective. We examine what was behind this change and what it might mean for the ever-challenging task of managing sickness absence in the workplace.
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Kathryn Weaver and Karen Baxter ranked in list of top 50 leading female employment law partners in the world by International Employment Lawyer
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17 June 2022We are delighted to announce that Kathryn Weaver and Karen Baxter have been selected by International Employment Lawyer’s Women Leaders thought-leadership survey.
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Will the government repeal the ban on agencies supplying workers to fill in during strikes?
16 June 2022Transport secretary Grant Shapps hit the headlines this week when he announced that the government is considering legal changes to allow agencies to supply workers to fill in for striking staff. This is in response to planned strikes across the rail network next week.
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Tom Heys comments for Employee Benefits: Why employers need to think about ethnicity and gender pay gaps
15 June 2022Gender pay gap reporting has successfully increased focus on one aspect of diversity, with high levels of compliance.
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Lewis Silkin continues expansion in Northern Ireland with employment partner hire
09 June 2022BELFAST – Lewis Silkin today announces the appointment of Paul Gillen as a partner in the firm’s Belfast office, further enhancing its employment capabilities across the island of Ireland.
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Gender pay gap reporting in Ireland – regulations finally published
06 June 2022The government published the gender pay gap reporting regulations setting out the detail of the reporting obligations under the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 on 3 June 2022.
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Court of appeal decision gives comfort on employment status for tax purposes
26 May 2022The Court of Appeal has held that when determining employment status of an individual for tax purposes the contractual terms should not be disregarded unless they are unrealistic. This decision offers some comfort to businesses which engage self-employed contractors, including those in the gig economy.
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Catherine Leung and Lewis Silkin recognised in the Doyles Guides Awards 2022
25 May 2022We are delighted to announce that Catherine Leung has been recognised as a Leading Lawyer and Lewis Silkin has been awarded a Second Tier ranking in Employment & Labour in the Doyles Guides awards 2022.
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M&A employment law support – TUPE and changes to terms
Inbrief
25 May 2022The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) can raise some difficult employment law issues during mergers and acquisitions. This Inbrief examines the challenge for a buyer of changing employees’ terms and conditions once the deal is done.
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Data Protection and Employment
Inbrief
18 May 2022The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European legislation affecting all organisations that hold personal data on living individuals. It aims to ensure that organisations using and processing personal data do so fairly and lawfully and gives a number of rights to individuals in terms of how they can access their data and influence its use.
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Ethnicity pay gap reporting and intersectionality
17 May 2022The government has said that ethnicity pay gap reporting won’t be mandatory, but many employers are choosing to do it anyway, adding ethnicity pay gap reporting to their existing obligation to report gender pay gaps each year. But what about the intersection of ethnicity AND gender?