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Zero hours contracts: A godsend for high-flying professionals
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20 May 2015Helen Samuel, Senior Lawyer with LS In-house - our specialist resourcing service - has written an article for City AM on the benefits of zero hours contracts for high-flying professionals.
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Lewis Silkin opens its doors in Hong Kong
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30 April 2015First international office will provide employment and global mobility advice for clients across Asia-Pacific. Lewis Silkin today announces the establishment of a new office in Hong Kong to support the rapidly expanding employment and global mobility needs of its clients across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Behind the billboard - regulating health and beauty ads
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29 April 2015Brinsley Dresden has been interviewed by LexisNexis for an article on the challenges confronting advertisers in the health and beauty industries.
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Lewis Silkin advises digital consultancy How Splendid Ltd on sale to Creston plc
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27 April 2015Lewis Silkin has advised How Splendid Ltd (‘Splendid’), the digital design and development consultancy, on its sale to Creston plc, the marketing communications group. Founded in 2003 and based in London, Splendid comprises User Experience (“UX”) specialists, designers and developers, delivering work for a variety of multinational, blue-chip clients across the finance, utilities, retail and media sectors.
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Tesco said to face possible action after firing staff by mail
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21 April 2015Michael Burd has been quoted in an article by Bloomberg which looks at the issues that Tesco Plc is facing after they conducted exit interviews with the executives involved in the accounting scandal by mail, rather than in person.
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Election 2015: employees’ rights to their opinions
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21 April 2015Karen Baxter and Sal Simao, Partner at Ford Harrison - fellow member of the Ius Laboris law firm alliance, have written an article for Personnel Today examining the workplace legislation around taking time off to vote and staking a political allegiance.
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Faith in the Party
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16 April 2015Tom Heys has been quoted in the Economist's Erasmus blog on the intersection of religion and public policy.
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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) releases international advertising law book
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15 April 2015The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (“GALA”) has released “Advertising Law: A Global Legal Perspective”, a book that provides an overview of the laws governing advertising and marketing in 55 countries, from Argentina to Zimbabwe.
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New Law Journal covers Matthew Rowbotham's promotion to partner
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10 April 2015The New Law Journal has covered the promotion of Matthew Rowbotham to Lewis Silkin's partnership and the appointment of the five new Managing Associates.
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Religion, holidays and days off in the global workplace
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08 April 2015Tom Heys has contributed to an article for Corporate Counsel which looks at religion, holidays and days off in the global workplace.
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Neighbourhood development plans give communities a greater say
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07 April 2015We have written an article for Waste Planning magazine.
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Employment lawyers react to Labour's zero-hour proposals
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07 April 2015Colin Leckey has been quoted in HR Magazine on Labour's recent zero-hour proposals.
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Labour's zero hours clampdown highlights lack of data
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07 April 2015In a Financial Times article, Colin Leckey comments on the recent Labour proposal to clamp down on zero-hours contracts.
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There are bigger employment issues than zero-hours contracts
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07 April 2015Colin Leckey comments in an article by Solicitors Journal on the recent Labour zero-hours proposals.
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Perspectives on proposed reforms on the use of ‘zero hours contracts’
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07 April 2015Colin Leckey is quoted by The HR Director on the recently proposed Labour zero-hours contracts.
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Zero-hours contract ban may hit jobs but benefit agencies
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07 April 2015In an article for Recruiter Magazine, Colin Leckey comments on the Labour Party proposals to end zero-hour contracts.
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Q&A: The new 'fit for work' service
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01 April 2015Pulse has interviewed Karen Baxter in a Q&A on the new occupational health service being rolled out across the UK.
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What exactly constitutes a sackable offence?
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27 March 2015Michael Burd has been quoted in an article by The Telegraph.
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To Brexit or not to Brexit?
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25 March 2015James Davies and Bethan Carney have written an article for StrategicRISK on what would happen to the EU-derived employment laws if the UK was to leave the EU.
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ITMA Spring Conference: Gamers more than just ‘spotty little guys’
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20 March 2015World Intellectual Property Review has quoted Dominic Farnsworth in an article on IP issues in the games industry.