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Blowing the lid off confidentiality obligations for whistleblowers
02 May 2024Confidentiality clauses in employment contracts typically aim to protect an employer’s confidential information, however there are limitations to the extent to which they can restrict whistleblowing activities
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Schoolteacher’s dismissal for manifestation of gender critical beliefs was neither discriminatory nor unfair
02 May 2024A schoolteacher was fairly dismissed for the manifestation of gender critical views, including misgendering and deadnaming a student. His claims of discrimination based on his protected philosophical belief all failed.
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Neurodiversity for employers: creating a neuroinclusive workforce – Lucy Lewis and Charlotte Morgan write for PLC magazine
02 May 2024The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has published a guide on neuroinclusion at work which sets out key principles for creating a neuroinclusive organisation.
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Sponsor compliance round up: genuine employment is the hot topic
01 May 2024Sponsors need to be aware of the latest raft of changes to Home Office guidance on sponsor compliance, which focuses heavily on genuine employment for sponsored workers.
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Attacking Your AI: New Cyber Security Obligations Under the EU's AI Act
30 April 2024With the EU's AI Act expected to be published in the Official Journal imminently (20 days after which, the Act will come into force), those designing, developing, and/or deploying AI will need to start getting to grips with the myriad of new obligations - even if some may not apply for another 3 years!
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WRC orders UCC to pay Professor €300,000 after he was unfairly dismissed.
30 April 2024In the recently published case, Wim Naude v UCC, a Dutch economics scholar, who was hired as a Professor of Economics by University College Cork (‘UCC’) during the Covid-19 pandemic, was awarded €300,000 by the Workplace Relations Commission (‘WRC’) after it held that he had been dismissed unfairly and without warning for failing to relocate to Cork.
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Environmental Regulation – what do you need to know?
29 April 2024Both the UK and EU have seen a number of significant developments relating to environmental regulation throughout 2023 with more updates still to come.
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Lewis Silkin has advised FilmChain on its €2.8 million series seed investment round
Deal
29 April 2024Lewis Silkin has advised FilmChain on its €2.8 million series seed investment round, led by Holt IntersXion fund, with support from DeBa Ventures, among other investors
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Ending visa-free travel for skilled workers from South Africa will impact Irish companies, Declan Groarke comments for the Irish Times
29 April 2024Proposals being discussed to potentially re-introduce visa requirements for South African nationals will significantly impact Irish companies - Declan Groarke comments for the Irish Times newspaper.
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IP theft and breach of contract: What’s the damage?
26 April 2024A number of high-profile cases in the US involving theft and misappropriation of confidential information and trade secrets by employees within the life sciences, pharma and healthcare industries, have been making headlines recently.
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Skilled Worker route changes in the legal sector – Levelling Down?
25 April 2024Recent salary increases under the Skilled Worker route are leading law firms to centralise sponsored roles to London and other higher-paying areas of the UK.
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In-House Employment Lawyers Coffee Break: Episode 6 – Our return to office survey results and what to watch out for with the National Minimum Wage rise
Podcast
25 April 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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Ban on non-competes in the US
24 April 2024The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has this week voted in favour of implementing an almost complete ban on employee non-compete obligations, having threatened to do so for a number of years and having been supported by President Biden.
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Ads & Brands Law Digest: March 2024
24 April 2024Welcome to the latest edition of our Digest, covering legal and regulatory developments from the last few weeks relevant to advertising, marketing and brand-owning businesses. As usual, for each item we provide a succinct summary accompanied by a link to the full text of the relevant official source or our own report.
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More than seven-in-ten of the global workforce is currently exposed to risks linked to climate change - Jonathan Carr comments for The International Employment Lawyer
Press
24 April 2024A new report released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found that more than seven-in-ten of the global workforce is currently exposed to risks linked to climate change. Jonathan Carr comments for the IEL on the current health and safety obligations, and how they may change as the effects of climate change present new difficulties.
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EU AI Act: What does it mean for employers?
23 April 2024Recruitment, selection, promotion, termination: these key workplace decisions are all considered automatically “high risk” under the EU AI Act. What does this mean in practice? We look at some of the burning questions employers are likely to have on the impact of this legislation.
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Employers plot fightback against Britain’s sick day scourge - James Davies comments for the Telegraph
23 April 2024Some corporations hire private detectives as absences threaten £66bn economic hit. James Davies comments on the loss of productivity from long term illness for The Telegraph.
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High Court refuses to enforce a 12-month non-compete covenant against former Manulife employee
22 April 2024In the recent case of Manulife Financial Asia Limited v Kenneth Joseph Rappold & ors [2024] HKCFI 989, the employee (“Mr Rappold"), represented by Lewis Silkin, successfully defended an application for injunctive relief to enforce a 12-month non-competition covenant (the “NCC”). The application was brought by Manulife against Mr Rappold as well as his new employer, Prudential.
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EU to consider EU-UK youth mobility scheme
22 April 2024The European Commission has proposed to open negotiations with the UK to implement an EU-UK youth mobility scheme.
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Litigation Trends: Preventing IP theft in medtech manufacturing
22 April 2024Hong Kong as a hub for life and health technology