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Furlough scheme extended to September 2021
04 March 2021The chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced an extension of the furlough scheme for all sectors until 30 September 2021, with employer contributions gradually increasing from 1 July.
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Budget 2021: Everything and nothing is changing
04 March 2021One of the final things I did in the office last March before the office practically emptied due to COVID-19 was watch Budget 2020. The intervening year has been simultaneously one of the most eventful and uneventful years in recent times, and this Budget carries a bit of that dual nature.
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Resourcing for 2021: homeworking, flexibility and wellbeing
04 March 2021In the second of our three-part series exploring resourcing challenges, opportunities and trends in 2021, we examine the trend towards homeworking and other flexible working arrangements and the growing focus on wellbeing, trust and culture.
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The world of employment law: Pay and reward
02 March 2021Employer responsibilities in terms of fair pay and contributions towards taxes and company benefits have remained high on the agenda, despite a difficult year for business.
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Resourcing for 2021: Immediate options for employers
25 February 2021As we move away from crisis management towards adapting to economic uncertainty and the “new normal”, identifying the best approach to resourcing staff is a business-critical issue. This is the first of a three-part series exploring the resourcing challenges, opportunities and trends we expect to see in 2021.
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Gender pay gap reporting – six-month deadline extension announced
25 February 2021Employers must report their gender pay gap statistics relating to the “snapshot date” of 5 April 2020, but they now have until 4 October 2021 to do so following an extension of the deadline due to the impact of Covid-19.
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Lewis Silkin participate in Law Society LGBT+ podcast on bullying and harassment
25 February 2021Two members of Lewis Silkin’s Diversity Board discuss issues faced by the LGBT+ community.
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The world of employment law: Working parents and carers
23 February 2021Many countries are continuing to deal with calls for greater leave entitlements and flexibility for working parents and carers.
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言葉のアクセントについての差別、「コードスイッチング」および平等法
23 February 2021最近のフランスの法律は、地域の言葉のアクセントのある人に対する差別を禁止している。この記事では、言葉のアクセントについての差別についての英国の法的立場を考察し、「コードスイッチング」に関連する問題とその潜在的な悪影響について考察する。A recent French law has banned discrimination against someone because of their regional accent. This article looks at the UK’s legal position in relation to accent discrimination and considers the related issue of “codeswitching” and its potential negative impacts.
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Skilled Worker visa provides a shareholding solution for Tier 2 General migrants
22 February 2021Tier 2 General migrants must not have a shareholding of more than 10% in their limited company sponsor, however the Skilled Worker route does not include this restriction. So how can a Tier 2 General migrant take advantage of this change if they are offered a shareholding that would take them above the 10% threshold?
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Supreme Court confirms that Uber drivers are workers
22 February 2021The Supreme Court has unanimously decided that drivers engaged by Uber are workers rather than independent contractors. It also decided that drivers are working when they are signed into the Uber app and ready to work.
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The world of employment law: Diversity and inclusion
18 February 2021In the US, President Trump controversially issued Executive Order 13950 prohibiting federal contractors and federal grant recipients from conducting workplace diversity training that included certain concepts (such as that individuals bear responsibility for past discrimination by others).
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The world of employment law: Zooming into the future – the employment law response to the huge shift in working patterns
17 February 2021As widely discussed, the pandemic has caused, or perhaps merely accelerated, a mass shift towards homeworking amongst office-based employees. A survey by Eurofound found that over a third of employees across the EU member states were working exclusively at home during the pandemic.
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Ireland’s Immigrant Investor Programme – the allure of inward investment in return for residency
16 February 2021How does the Irish government’s Immigrant Investor Programme work, what benefits does it have and how can high-net-worth individuals use it as a means of obtaining residency rights in Ireland?
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Posting employees to the EU, EEA or Switzerland? Don’t forget the social security position
15 February 2021In a welcome move last week, the EU notified the UK that all EU countries will apply the “detached workers” exception to UK employees who are temporarily seconded to work in the EU. Similarly the UK will apply the detached workers exception for EU employees who are temporarily seconded to work in the UK. This article reviews the latest position.
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England introduces quarantine hotels and further post-arrival COVID-19 testing
12 February 2021From 15 February 2021, international arrivals to England will be required to quarantine in a government-managed hotel if, within the ten days before arrival, they have been in or transited a country to which a travel ban applies (‘red list countries’). Additional post-arrival COVID-19 testing has been mandated from the same date. A raft of sanctions will also apply for non-compliance.
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BREXIT has happened – what does it mean for company law and M&A transactions?
11 February 2021Although the UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, under the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020, the UK continued in most respects to be treated as if it were still part of the EU until 31 December 2020. This transition period has now ended and the full effects of the changes in UK law and regulation now apply.
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Unconscious bias training should never be a tick-box exercise
10 February 2021Despite the government’s decision to stop training civil servants about unconscious bias, employers should commit to providing ongoing training on this issue as an effective means of improving diversity and inclusion.
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The world of employment law: The year of pandemic, protest and politics
10 February 2021Early 2020 saw the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. It rapidly criss-crossed the world, killing thousands of people, overrunning healthcare systems, devastating businesses, closing schools, and presenting an unprecedented challenge for leaders.
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이소영 루이스 실킨 변호사 언론 인터뷰 기사: 탐사기획 – 법관징계 리포트
10 February 2021Soyoung Lee's press interview article: investigation project – judiciary disciplinary system