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When employment and immigration law collide: navigating the crossover
Podcast
21 November 2024How can you reconcile immigration rules with the obligation not to discriminate on the grounds of race? Join Abi Frederick and Naomi Hanrahan-Soar as they explore the tricky issue of the relationship between immigration and employment law.
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In-House Employment Lawyers Coffee Break: Episode 12 – The Employment Rights Bill – Restructurings and Trade Union reform
Podcast
21 November 2024Listen here for the latest developments and essential practical takeaways (short enough to fit into a coffee break!). Lawyers from our IHELC team will discuss key developments in employment law with our usual pragmatism and insight, a touch of humour and a sharp focus on the in-house lawyer’s perspective.
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“That’s Entertainment” with Phil Hughes: Abigail Bergstrom, leading literary agent and published author
Podcast
14 November 2024In this first episode of “That’s Entertainment”, Phil Hughes sits down with Abigail Bergstrom, a leading literary agent and published author. Abigail has shepherded over 34 titles onto bestsellers lists, and her authors have been listed for a plethora of literary prizes. Abigail is recognised across industry for having built some of today's biggest book brands and has been nominated for Literary Agent of the Year in 2020.
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Pay Attention: A Finnish Line on Pay Transparency
Podcast
14 November 2024In this episode of Pay Attention, we cross the “Finnish line” on pay transparency with Nana Karanen, a leading expert on Finland’s employment landscape. Together, we unpack how the EU’s Pay Transparency Directive could fit into Finland’s existing framework and what lessons the UK might draw from their equitable approach. From cultural attitudes to policy insights, this episode sheds light on how Finland is setting the pace on pay transparency.
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Beyond Borders – Episode 1: What you need to know about Irish employment law
Podcast
06 November 2024Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast helping you manage your international workforce and navigate the quirks of international employment law.
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New wave: family leave in the future
Podcast
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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Top tips for securing EMI option tax treatment ahead of your sale
Podcast
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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The Adlaw Insights Podcast: ‘The ASA on Alcohol’
Podcast
18 October 2024Following the launch of our debut Adlaw podcast, we are delighted to release our second podcast, this time exploring the theme of Alcohol advertising in the UK.
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The "Good Jobs" Employment Rights Bill Consultation - Labour Relations Agency podcast featuring Ciara Fulton
Podcast
18 October 2024In this podcast Ciara Fulton joins Labour Relations Agency, to look at the contents of the Department for the Economy's "Good Jobs" Employment Rights Bill consultation.
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In-House Employment Lawyers Coffee Break: Episode 11 – Employment Rights Bill
Podcast
17 October 2024Listen here for the latest developments and essential practical takeaways (short enough to fit into a coffee break!). Lawyers from our IHELC team will discuss key developments in employment law with our usual pragmatism and insight, a touch of humour and a sharp focus on the in-house lawyer’s perspective.
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Neurodiversity in the workplace: thinking differently about thinking differently
Podcast
08 October 2024Anna Bond and Jen Kingsmill, along with guests Professor Amanda Kirby and Mel Francis from Do-IT Solutions, delve into the topic of neurodiversity in the workplace.
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AI 101: The SAG-AFTRA video games strike - issues and its implications for the industry
Podcast
03 October 2024The impact of AI has been felt across almost every industry. The recent SAG-AFTRA video games strike highlights some of the issues presented by the use of AI in the creative industries and in particular, in video game development.
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In-House Employment Lawyers Coffee Break: Episode 10 – Next’s equal pay case and the latest news on predictable terms and the right to disconnect
Podcast
24 September 2024Listen here for the latest developments and essential practical takeaways (short enough to fit into a 10-minute coffee break!). Lawyers from our IHELC team will discuss key developments in employment law with our usual pragmatism and insight, a touch of humour and a sharp focus on the in-house lawyer’s perspective.
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The Adlaw Insights podcast, with Brinsley & Geraint
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13 September 2024In this series, our Co-Heads of the Advertising & Marketing legal team, Brinsley Dresden, and Geraint Lloyd-Taylor, talk about advertising law, regulation, and anything that is interesting, unexpected, and important in the world of advertising marketing in the UK.
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New duty to prevent sexual harassment: are employers doing enough?
Podcast
29 August 2024Abi Frederick and James Walters talk about the new legal duty on employers to prevent workplace sexual harassment
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Selling Your Creative Business – the buyer’s perspective
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07 August 2024In this series, Joe Lythgoe and Ayesha Chanda from our M&A team, talk to experts from across Lewis Silkin - sharing their top tips and valuable insights – about selling creative businesses.
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Two Employment Bills! Pod save the King
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23 July 2024Colin Leckey and Amy Russell-Hughes discuss the big employment law changes announced in the King's Speech on 17 July. They talk through how day 1 unfair dismissal rights are likely to be put into practice, why employers will have more collective consultation programmes and what's wrong with the plans on equal pay. And they address the key question - is the UK becoming like France but without the wine and cheese?
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In-House Employment Lawyers Coffee Break: Episode 9 – Waiving future claims in settlement agreements and outsourced workers
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18 July 2024Listen here for the latest developments and essential practical takeaways (short enough to fit into a 10-minute coffee break!). Lawyers from our IHELC team will discuss key developments in employment law with our usual pragmatism and insight, a touch of humour and a sharp focus on the in-house lawyer’s perspective.
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Pay Attention Episode 4: “chi ha tempo non aspetti tempo” – Italy & the Pay Transparency Directive
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17 July 2024In this episode, Pay Attention regulars Tom Heys and David Lorimer are joined by Ornella Patane, a partner at the Italian firm Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo. They discuss the existing “bollino rosa” reporting regime in Italy, how the Pay Transparency Directive will be implemented in Italy, the challenges that Italian employers will face, and what measures they can take in advance.
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What a Labour government means for legal migration
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05 July 2024In our post-election episode on The Agenda podcast, two of our Immigration Partners, Supinder Sian and Naomi-Hanrahan Soar take stock of what Labour has promised policy-wise on legal migration to the UK – a more evidence-led and cross-government approach to managing the numbers, as well as more closely linking immigration sponsorship with industrial strategy. They also share their views on digitalisation of the system, cost and other areas that should be top of the agenda for the incoming government.