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Dates announced for UK Electronic Travel Authorisation expansion
04 October 2024If you are a business inviting visitors to the UK or an individual visiting (or transiting through) the UK, you may be affected by the UK’s recently-announced plans to expand its electronic travel authorisation (ETA) scheme for non-visa nationals.
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Lewis Silkin adds partner to strengthen international Employment and Global Mobility offering
07 October 2024Lewis Silkin has today announced the addition of David Regan as a partner in the firm’s award-winning Employment team.
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Avoiding pitfalls when making an in-country UK visa application
07 October 2024Travelling outside the UK while awaiting an immigration decision can have serious repercussions for those hoping stay beyond the expiration of their current leave. In this article, we explain some of the issues and highlight how to ensure your application for permission to stay is effectively considered by the Home Office.
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MAC call for evidence on financial requirements for family visas
09 October 2024The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) is currently undertaking a review of the financial requirements for family visa routes. There is currently an open call for evidence, through which stakeholders can provide their perspectives on the minimum income requirement and adequate maintenance test. If you wish to respond, either as an individual or representative of an organisation, you will need to do so by 11 December 2024.
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The consequences of minimum salary corrections on visa sponsorship in work routes
09 October 2024New Immigration Rules contain salary corrections to specific occupation codes eligible for Skilled Worker, Scale-Up and Global Business Mobility visa sponsorship. The Home Office pre-warned sponsors of salary reductions, but they did not announce that there would also be salary increases.
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Winning the talent war in Hong Kong
09 October 2024The last three years has seen a seismic shift not only in the way employees want to work in Hong Kong but also in the labour pools which are available to employers. Post-covid remote working, an ageing workforce, an exodus of expatriates and Hong Kongers leaving following the implementation of the National Security Law and a general skills shortage means competition in Hong Kong is fierce and employers are having to strategise on how to address the issue of talent and staff retention to remain competitive.
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Lewis Silkin has acted for Engineered Foam Products Limited
10 October 2024Engineered Foam Products Limited acquire Springvale EPS
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Employment Rights Bill unveiled
11 October 2024The much-hyped and long-awaited Employment Rights Bill has finally been published along with a Next Steps paper explaining how Labour is putting its Plan to Make Work Pay into practice. Here’s our take on the Bill and what it means for employers.
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Lewis Silkin rises to seventh on Social Mobility Employer Index
16 October 2024Lewis Silkin has improved its ranking in the Social Mobility Employer Index for the fifth consecutive year, rising to 7th place - up from 14th last year.
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Lewis Silkin increases top rankings in Chambers UK to 12 practice areas
17 October 2024We now have 26 practice rankings, including 12 in Band 1. The firm has 65 ranked individuals, 12 of whom are new entries. This strong performance follows similarly robust results in the Legal 500 UK earlier this month.
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Top tips for securing EMI option tax treatment ahead of your sale
18 October 2024Matthew Rowbotham & Kathy Granby have shared top tips for securing EMI option tax treatment ahead of a company sale.
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Publicis Groupe acquire Mars United Commerce
21 October 2024Lewis Silkin has advised its valued client Publicis Groupe on the acquisition of Mars United Commerce, the largest independent commerce marketing company in the world. Lewis Silkin provided UK support on the deal to the lead US firm, Gibson Dunn.
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Embracing social mobility
22 October 2024Amid growing social mobility challenges in the UK and other countries, it is increasingly clear that major employers will need to up their game when it comes to attracting and promoting talent from all socio-economic backgrounds.
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Visa processing delays expected due to a lack of appointment availability
24 October 2024A lack of appointment availability is impacting immigration applications made within the UK only.
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How office birthday cards became a legal minefield - James Davies comments for The Telegraph
28 October 2024Greetings cards have featured in several recent tribunals, throwing a spotlight on the growing sensitivity of workplace socialising.
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Tribunal finds legitimate purposes for direct offers to union members
30 October 2024An Employment Tribunal decision has provided helpful guidance for employers in determining whether making direct offers to their employees would be unlawful for the purpose of bypassing collective bargaining.
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End clients to take responsibility for umbrella company tax compliance
31 October 2024Employers will find that umbrella companies have no longer got them fully covered for PAYE and NICs from April 2026. The Chancellor has plans for a crackdown on non-compliance in umbrella companies which would make end clients and agencies responsible for PAYE and NICs compliance.
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Winners and losers among internationally mobile employees
31 October 2024The Chancellor has announced changes to the income tax reliefs available to employees who carry out some or all of their duties overseas. While those changes will simplify the rules, employers and employees will need to consider the implications of the changes carefully as there will be winners and losers.
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New wave: family leave in the future
31 October 2024Sarah McWhinney and Becs Peedell discuss what’s driving the focus on workplace support for new parents, why the shared parental leave system is broken and what some employers (including Lewis Silkin) are putting in place instead.
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A Conversation with Jen Dinmore - Big Changes and Hot Topics in Consumer Investigations
06 November 2024Join us for an exciting event featuring Jen Dinmore, formerly a Director of Consumer Protection at the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) and now a key member of our expanding consumer regulation practice at Lewis Silkin. Jen brings a wealth of experience, having led high-profile investigations into consumer law breaches and spearheaded the CMA’s Online Choice Architecture programme.