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Strategy to sort out remote working on both sides: Síobhra Rush comments for Health and Safety Times
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10 March 2021In this article, Siobhra Rush comments for Health and Safety Times on the right to work remotely.
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Common pitfalls for Facilities Managers when overseeing new office fit outs: Clare Reddy writes for FMUK
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08 March 2021In this article for Facilities Management UK, Clare Reddy outlines the issues some facilities managers may face when carrying out some sort of work for properties and how to avoid risks.
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The shape of water - David Swain comments for Intellectual Property Magazine
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02 March 2021Dancing fountains and other works may be protected by China’s new copyright law. David Swain shares his insight in this article for Intellectual Property Magazine.
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COVID-19 vaccine counterfeits set off alarms across the globe: David Swain comments for BioWorld
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23 February 2021A cooler box with 70 vials allegedly filled with counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines seized from a Chinese couple in Colombia’s El Dorado International Airport on Feb. 17 underscored the growing challenges facing pharmaceutical companies, law enforcement authorities and health care regulators around the world. David Swain comments on patient safety, company liability and the security of distribution channels in this article for BioWorld.
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Insist or incentivize? Companies are deciding whether to make vaccines mandatory: David Samuels comments for CNN
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23 February 2021Companies are now being forced to answer a question that was until recently mostly hypothetical. Should they require their employees to get a coronavirus vaccine, or incentivize them to get the shot? David Samuels shared his insight in this article for CNN.
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Coronavirus: 'No jab no job' policies may be legal for new staff. David Samuels comments for BBC
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18 February 2021David Samuels comments for the BBC News on whether companies can make Covid-19 vaccines in the workplace mandatory.
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UK companies look to make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory: James Davies comments for Financial Times
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17 February 2021British companies are looking to draw up “no jab, no job” contracts for employees, as the government admitted that it was “up to businesses” if they wanted workers or customers to hold coronavirus vaccination passports. James Davies shares his insight in this article.
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Reforming non-compete clauses: radical change ahead? David Samuels, Mike Anderson and Toni Lorenzo comment for PLC Magazine
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29 January 2021As part of the government’s intention to support businesses in recovering from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is consulting on reforming the law on post-termination non-compete clauses in employment contracts. David Samuels, Mike Anderson, and Toni Lorenzo share their insights in this article for PLC Magazine.
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Graduating from the ICO Sandbox - a look at the first four exit reports: Ali Vaziri writes for PDP Journal
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26 January 2021Ali Vaziri mines the first four exit reports from the ICO's regulatory Sandbox for actionable insights.
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Siobhra Rush discusses Ireland's first National Remote Work Strategy on Classic Hits Radio Ireland
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25 January 2021New laws allowing employees to “work from home” will change working life forever. The Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has published Ireland’s first National Remote Work Strategy to make this a permanent option for life after Covid. So can your employer refuse a request to work from home? Trina Mara speaks to Síobhra Rush.
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Accessibility issue highlighted by disability campaigners: Clare Reddy and Lucy Hendley comment for Property Week
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18 January 2021Gaining access to residential and commercial properties is a problem for wheelchair-users despite legislation. Clare Reddy and Lucy Hendley explain further in this article.
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Tackling bullying and harassment in a remote working environment: Carolyn Soakell writes for People Management
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18 January 2021Inappropriate behaviour that may be obvious in the office may not be as visible when staff are at home, which can make victims feel nervous about speaking out.
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The impact of furlough on gender pay gap reporting: Tom Heys writes for workingmums
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18 January 2021This year’s gender pay gap figures could be much lower than previous years, but this will be on account of the impact of furlough rather than businesses taking more meaningful action on gender inequality.
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Why IT professionals are concerned about the rise of AI: Ali Vaziri comments for ITPro
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13 January 2021AI is quickly automating numerous areas of the technology workplace, and many IT professionals fear becoming redundant as a result. Are these concerns justified?
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Ireland: How society will tech it to the next level in 2021: Síobhra Rush comments for The Times
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12 January 2021From robot surgery to cyberwarfare and electric planes, business leaders and experts reveal how science may affect our lives over the next 12 months
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Gender pay gap may be skewed by furloughing: Tom Heys comments for The Times
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04 January 2021Furloughed workers will be excluded from mandatory gender pay gap reporting next year, which could distort pay disparities between men and women.
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Rethinking our definition of bullying and harassment: Lucy Hendley writes for The Law Society Gazette
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23 December 2020The way we look at behaviour and management styles in the workplace has shifted in recent years. Some members of our profession will remember a time where it wasn’t considered an issue to shout at a trainee for their poor research memo or criticise a junior lawyer in public. We all knew the partners we had to keep on the good side of and the ones to avoid wherever possible.
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Schrems II - what guidance for international transfers? Victor Timon writes for PDP Journal
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16 December 2020In an article for PDP Journal, Victor Timon comments on the recently issued guidance from the EDPB on Schrems II.
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Take the time to recharge: Emma Richardson comments for HR Magazine
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15 December 2020With web searches for ‘occupational burnout’ surging more than 2,500% since 2015, could HR teams hold the key to combatting busy culture? Or is being ‘totally slammed’ and ‘completely maxed out’ so tightly woven into workplaces that we have no hope of changing the narrative?
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What you need to know about Brexit and patents Paul Williams and Michael Szlesinger write for IAM
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09 December 2020In this article for IAM, Paul Williams and Michael Szlesinger outline some changes that patent applicants and practitioners have to look forward to in the new year.