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Housing crisis: Rise in Irish tech firms using 'employer of record' companies to hire staff abroad. Linda Hynes comments for The Journal
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22 August 2023Ireland-based tech firms are increasingly using ‘employer of record’ (EOR) companies in other countries to hire staff abroad, rather than moving them here due to the struggle of sourcing housing.
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Lewis Silkin’s Corporate team in Cardiff have been nominated for Private Equity/Venture Capital Deal of the Year at the Insider Media Wales Dealmakers Awards
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22 August 2023We are pleased to announce that our Cardiff Corporate team led by Geraint Tilsley has been nominated for the Private Equity/Venture Capital Deal of the Year at the Insider Media Wales Dealmakers Awards.
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Three reasons the EU Settlement Scheme is still relevant for employers
21 August 2023It is now over two years since the main application deadline for applications to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). However, recent changes to policies on pre-settled status extensions, late applications and ongoing right to work considerations mean that understanding the EUSS is still very relevant for employers. In this article we flag some aspects for employers to be aware of and act on.
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Second-stage consultation launched on significant reforms to European Works Councils
18 August 2023The European Commission has published a second-stage consultation of the European social partners on strengthening social dialogue through a revision of the European Works Council Directive. Whilst draft legislation has still not been published, the reforms being contemplated would have profound implications for all businesses with a European Works Council.
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Monitoring British citizens’ travel in the Schengen Area: EES and ETIAS
15 August 2023Monitoring travel within the Schengen Area is due to significantly improve with the implementation of new IT systems. This article focuses on how the implementation of the Entry/Exit System (‘EES’) and the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (‘ETIAS’) is likely to affect British travellers.
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Exit Series part 4: Navigating lease surrenders
14 August 2023Exiting an office space can have implications for your business. By being well prepared and understanding your legal position, you can get it right first time and avoid any costly delays. In the final part of this series we explore lease surrenders and the issues surrounding them.
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Mathew Forde writes on the opportunities and risks of Generative AI for retailers in Retail News
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10 August 2023AI offers exciting opportunities for retailers and consumers alike, but retailers will also need to address the associated risks. In this article Mathew Forde examines the issue of generative AI and identifies the opportunities and risks for retailers and consumers.
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UK visa requirements for offshore workers
09 August 2023Employers of workers within 12 nautical miles of the UK landmass must ensure that appropriate UK right to work is in place, and may be required to notify the Home Office of workers arrival in, and departure from, UK waters. All individual workers employed within the 12 nautical miles need a visa unless they are a British or Irish citizen, and are also subject to notification requirements.
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Illegal working civil penalties set to triple from 2024
08 August 2023From the start of 2024, the maximum civil penalty for employing an illegal worker will be raised from £20,000 to £60,000. The Home Office also intends to consult on strengthening sponsor compliance action where illegal working is found. Employers should act now to bolster their right to work checking processes to minimise the risk of incurring penalties and being subject to sponsor compliance action.
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Managing ill health and disability
Inbrief
07 August 2023The management of ill health and disability raises problems that employers have to grapple with on a daily basis. Minimising the cost and inconvenience of ill health in the workforce, whilst ensuring compliance with legal obligations, requires both a clear understanding of the relevant legal principles and a co-ordinated approach.
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Settlement agreements
Inbrief
07 August 2023First introduced by statute in 1993, settlement agreements (previously known as compromise agreements) have become increasingly common as a means for an employer and employee to settle claims and/or effect a clean break from the employment relationship.
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A Seat in Dispute Resolution
Trainee Stories
04 August 2023The Dispute Resolution team are a tight-knit group based across the London and Cardiff offices. There’s usually only one or two Trainees, which means you can get involved with lots of cases on different subject matters with various different team members; they’ll often be in different courts across a wide variety of industries.
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New government consultation launched on occupational health
03 August 2023The government has launched a new public consultation aimed at increasing take up of occupational health services and addressing the workforce capacity of occupational health providers. We look at what the government consultation covers and the possible implications for employers.
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Termination of employment
Inbrief
03 August 2023Terminating employment can create several tricky issues for the employer, including claims of wrongful or unfair dismissal. To minimise the likelihood of such claims, and to ensure that the process is managed in the best possible way, it is important that employers are alive to the issues that may arise if a contract of employment is terminated. See also our Inbrief on Settlement agreements, which looks at the most common means for employers and employees to settle claims and/or effect a clean break from the employment relationship.
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Beyond borders: how TUPE differs between Great Britain and Northern Ireland
03 August 2023Over recent years, the laws governing TUPE have diverged between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This is due to Northern Irish employment law largely remaining static, while there have been some minor, but occasionally important, amendments to TUPE in Great Britain. With changes on the horizon, further divergence between the jurisdictions is likely. Employers who are involved in TUPE transfers should be mindful of the important differences between the jurisdictions.
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Sales consultants and warehouse workers found to be doing work of “equal value”
03 August 2023The Tribunal’s decision that the work of Next’s store-based sales consultants and warehouse workers is of equal value paves the way to what is likely to be the first claim of this type, brought against a major retailer, to reach a final hearing.
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Mind-reading tech in the workplace – a good thing, or the end of the world as we know it?
03 August 2023The ICO released its first report on neurotechnology on 8 June: a fast-emerging tech that records and processes data directly from an individual’s brain and nervous system (“neurodata”).
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Factsheet - Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
01 August 2023We have produced a useful factsheet on the visa route designed for overseas workers who have been temporarily assigned to work in the UK.
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Linda Hynes joins NewsTalk to discuss the European Councils new rules to combat pay discrimination
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31 July 2023The European Council has adopted new rules to combat pay discrimination and help close the gender pay gap in the EU. Under the pay transparency directive, EU companies will be required to share information about how much they pay women and men for work of equal value and take action if their gender pay gap exceeds 5%.
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The end of consent-less tracking by online platforms in the EU?
27 July 2023Like most of the ‘free’ internet, online social media are funded through online advertising that is tailored to individual users’ behaviour and interests. This decision of the CJEU in Case C-252/21 relates to one such platform, Meta, in respect of its online social network, Facebook. It is noteworthy for the advertising industry because it involves a competition authority determining data protection issues, and calls into question whether personalised advertising can be carried out by platforms on a basis other than consent.