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New report proposes radical whistleblowing reforms
19 July 2019The All Party Parliamentary Group for Whistleblowing (“APPG”) has published its report on the causes and impact of whistleblowing and their recommendations for an overhaul of the current laws for greater protection of whistleblowers.
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Naomi Hanrahan-Soar writes for HR Magazine: Reassure your EEA employees that it's not too bleak
Press
17 July 2019Naomi Hanrahan-Soar has written an article for HR Magazine discussing the uncertainty that EEA nationals may still be facing with the confusion of Brexit and what employers can do to reassure them.
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Jessica Bowman comments for Lexis Nexis: Are family-friendly facilities the way forward for the workplace?
Press
16 July 2019Jessica Bowman has commented in an article for Lexis Nexis which discusses the implications of 'family-friendly' facilities in the workplace for both employers and employees.
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Lewis Silkin’s award-winning rockhopper service celebrates fifth anniversary
Press Release
15 July 2019It is five years since Lewis Silkin launched rockhopper, its highly successful, fixed-fee HR support service.
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Secret recording of conversations is not necessarily gross misconduct
12 July 2019The Employment Appeal Tribunal has agreed that a claimant who secretly recorded a meeting with HR should have her compensation reduced, but did not accept that this was necessarily gross misconduct. The EAT also made a number of interesting comments about covert recordings and reductions of awards.
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Hospitality industry welcomes post-Brexit salary threshold review
10 July 2019On 24 June, the Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to review the £30,000 minimum salary threshold it proposed for sponsoring skilled workers in the post-Brexit immigration system, which is due to be rolled out from 1 January 2021. This move has been welcomed by the hospitality industry as an opportunity to ensure it can sponsor medium skilled workers from 2021 without having to pay substantially above market rates.
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BA’s sky-high fine for GDPR breach
09 July 2019British Airways (BA) are potentially facing a £183m fine by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) following last year’s cyber-attack. The actual amount of the fine will be determined after representations are made by BA and by other supervisory authorities.
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Three Lewis Silkin employment partners listed as Thought Leaders – Global Elite by Who’s Who Legal
Press Release
09 July 2019Who’s Who Legal, one of the world’s leading independent publications, has named three Lewis Silkin partners in the 2020 edition of WWL: Thought Leaders – Global Elite.
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Gender equality “roadmap” published
04 July 2019The Government Equalities Office has published a gender equality roadmap, which sets out proposed actions to tackle persistent gendered inequalities. This includes a number of potential changes to employment law.
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Unreasonable non-compete clause could be rescued by severance
03 July 2019The Supreme Court (“SC”) has given a landmark judgment about the limits of post-termination restrictions (“PTRs”) in employment contracts. It ruled that although a six-month non-compete clause went too far by restricting an employee from holding a minority shareholding in a competing business, the employer could still enforce the key part of the clause.
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Michael Anderson comments for The Financial Times, The Law Society Gazette & Staffing Industry Analysts: ‘Victory for employers’ as Supreme Court rules in landmark competition case
Press
03 July 2019Michael Anderson has commented in an articles for The Financial Times, The Law Society Gazette and Staffing Industry Analysts. In all three articles he discusses the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a non-compete restriction today in the first employment competition case to have reached the court and its predecessor in over a century.
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Naomi Hanrahan-Soar and Kathryn Denyer write for LexisNexis: An update on the start-up and innovator endorsing bodies
Press
03 July 2019Naomi Hanrahan-Soar and Kathryn Denyer provide an update for LexisNexis on the start-up and innovator visa endorsing bodies, and whether they are in a position to endorse.
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Thirteen lawyers listed in Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom
Press Release
28 June 2019Lewis Silkin is pleased to announce that thirteen of our lawyers have been listed in the Eighth Edition of The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom.
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Effectively dealing with workplace conflict
26 June 2019Disputes and conflict in the workplace such as grievances, disciplinary actions, bullying investigations, or even simple disagreements can be costly and time-consuming for businesses to deal with, and can have an adverse effect on the work environment and even how the business is perceived by those on the outside. This does not have to be the case, however. Effectively mediating staff issues and working to provide solutions, while challenging, is a crucial tool for business owners and HR professionals to have in order to ensure a happy and efficient workforce.
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Discrimination because of a perceived disability is unlawful confirms Court of Appeal
26 June 2019The Court of Appeal has found that it is unlawful to discriminate against a person because of a mistaken perception that they have a progressive condition which would make them unable to perform the full functions of the role in future.
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Joanna Hunt writes for FreeMovement: Why can’t politicians get over the idea of an Australian-style immigration system?
Press
24 June 2019In an article for freemovement, Joanna Hunt asks, why can’t politicians get over the idea of an Australian-style immigration system?
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UK CAC upholds the relocation of European Works Council arrangements to Ireland due to Brexit
21 June 2019The Central Arbitration Committee (“CAC”) has ruled that multinational companies headquartered outside of the European Union are not prohibited from relocating their European Works Council (“EWC”) arrangements from the UK in anticipation of Brexit. Relocation does not undermine employees’ information and consultation rights and is in accordance with the fundamental EU law principle of freedom of establishment.
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The EU adopts a work-life balance directive
21 June 2019The Directive, which brings in new rights for carers and working parents, must be implemented in all EU member states by the middle of 2022. We look at what it means for employers.
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Naomi Hanrahan-Soar writes for Building: Are speedier visas enough to ease the skills crisis?
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21 June 2019In an article for Building, Naomi Hanrahan-Soar asks, are speedier visas enough to ease the skills crisis that the Architecture profession is facing?
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Lucy Lewis comments for The Telegraph: South Western Railway strike: Can I be sacked because my trains keep getting cancelled?
Press
18 June 2019Lucy Lewis has commented in an article for The Telegraph that discusses the five-day rail strike across South Western Railway (SWR) services that's threatening to disrupt journeys for hundreds of thousands of commuters as workers walk out in a long-running dispute over the role of train guards.