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Making employment contracts greener and more sustainable
18 February 2022As organisations try to find ways to reduce carbon emissions and adopt more sustainable practices, template employment contracts are probably not the first place you would think to look. But there are ideas and potential benefits for those prepared to consider integrating climate issues into the employment relationship.
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High Court grants injunction to restrain employer’s ‘fire and rehire’ exercise
18 February 2022The High Court has granted an injunction preventing Tesco from “firing and rehiring” employees in order to remove a contractual entitlement to enhanced pay. While the facts of this case were unusual and it is unlikely to lead to a flood of similar cases, with the practice of “fire and rehire” coming under increasing scrutiny, we consider the implications for employers.
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High Court orders ex-employee to return confidential documents kept for taking legal advice
16 February 2022The High Court has issued an injunction against the former Global General Counsel of Nissan, ordering him to return the confidential documents he kept after his employment ended. It did not matter whether the documents were kept for the purposes of taking legal advice.
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Ready Player ET1: employment disputes in the metaverse
11 February 2022The metaverse and virtual reality offer opportunities but look set to throw up new employment issues around diversity, misconduct and more. Are we ready?
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Hong Kong employers to brace for change
10 February 2022In this article, we will cover the government’s proposed amendments to the Employment Ordinance (“EO”) as part of its continuing efforts to fight the endemic, and the latest development on abolishing the Mandatory Provident Fund (“MPF”) offsetting mechanism.
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‘No excuse’ for government not to mandate ethnicity pay gap reporting, say MPs: Tom Heys comments for People Management
09 February 2022But experts say firms need to pay attention to what they do with the data after they have reported it
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Introduction of paid parental bereavement leave in Northern Ireland
08 February 2022On 7 January 2022 the Northern Ireland Assembly passed legislation which will provide parents with two weeks’ paid leave following the death of a child under 18. These new entitlements will be effective from April 2022 with further provision relating to miscarriage promised.
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Disability reporting: time to act?
08 February 2022The government is considering requiring all large employers to report on the proportion of disabled people in their workforce. In this article we look at the benefits and challenges of disability reporting and consider if now is the time for its introduction.
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James Davies comments on how employment law is not ready for the Metaverse in the International Employment Lawyer
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04 February 2022After a two-year-long global pandemic, most of us will now consider ourselves expert – or at least proficient – in using remote working tools, such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams. These tools have been invaluable to communicate with colleagues around the globe, but they may soon be rendered obsolete by Big Tech.
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Gender pay gap reporting: 9 common mistakes made by employers
03 February 2022Did you make any of these mistakes?
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Gender pay gap reporting and small businesses
03 February 2022Although only employers with 250 or more employees are required to report their gender pay gaps, many smaller businesses are deciding to do it anyway. Over 400 small businesses voluntarily uploaded their gender pay gaps relating to April 2020 onto the government’s database.
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Should your next recruit be an apprentice?
03 February 2022National Apprenticeship week takes place from 7 to 13 February 2022. Our article explains why employers may want to consider an apprentice for their next hire.
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Pimlico Plumbers part two - compensation for unpaid holiday throughout engagement
02 February 2022In a decision with major implications across the gig economy and beyond, the Court of Appeal has ruled that workers who were incorrectly classified as independent contractors and were not paid for holiday can claim compensation for the whole period of their engagement.
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Síobhra Rush provides comment to RTE News on the updated workplace guidance in Ireland
01 February 2022On 31 January 2022 the workplace guidance for Ireland was updated.
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Ireland: Updated guidance on the return to the workplace and preventing the spread of COVID-19
31 January 2022On 31 January the Transitional Protocol: Good Practice Guidance for Continuing to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (the Transitional Protocol), a revision of the Work Safely Protocol, was published by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. It has been very much awaited given the easing of social restrictions and the announcement of a phased return to work from 24 January. It sets out some guidance for employers to support the safe return to physical attendance in the workplace.
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Taboo around menopause ‘starting to wane’: Lisa Dafydd writes for Reward Strategy
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31 January 2022Lisa Dafydd, associate in Lewis Silkin’s employment, immigration and reward team, explains why the menopause should be a protected characteristic in itself.
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Return to the offices in Ireland: Síobhra Rush comments on the issues arising for employers as they encourage staff back to the office
28 January 2022As employers in Ireland have once again been given the green light to bring their staff back to the office, Síobhra Rush comments on how businesses should approach bringing employees back to the office.
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“Legal expert advises all parties to review return to work issues” – Linda Hynes provides a comment for the Irish Examiner
28 January 2022As restrictions are starting to ease, Linda Hynes has spoken to the Irish Examiner on why employers need to consider potential employee relations and discrimination issues in how they handle any staff requests to continue working from home.
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Ireland – Long-awaited insight into the right to request remote working
25 January 2022Irish employers and employees have today been given some detail on how the long-awaited right to request remote working will operate. The legislation, once enacted, will introduce for the first time a legal framework in Ireland around requesting remote working arrangements.
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Ireland: You shall return to the office (on a phased basis!)
25 January 2022On 21 January 2022, the Irish government announced the easing of almost all of the Covid-19 restrictions. Taoiseach Micheál Martin said “a phased return to the physical workplace can now commence”. The government press release set out that from Monday 24 January a return to physical attendance in workplaces can commence “on a phased basis appropriate to each sector”.