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What will Liz Truss mean for employment law?
05 September 2022Liz Truss has now been confirmed as the next UK prime minister. This article takes a look at some of the commitments that she has made so far and what her leadership could mean for employers and employees.
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Lewis Silkin kickstarts North of England presence with new team hire
Press Release
01 September 2022Partner Sally Hulston to lead four-strong employment team in Manchester.
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Redundancy in a remote working world
31 August 2022Remote first, remote only, hybrid working, employers of record…these arrangements are fast becoming normal especially as employers have competed for global talent over the past 18 months and sought to grow despite the great resignation. As the global economy continues to change, what happens if you now need to make redundancies in a remote working world?
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Keeping Children Safe Online (Webinar) – Key Takeaways
31 August 2022Bryony Long and Nick Allan were delighted to welcome experts from Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz and Ukie (The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment) to discuss current challenges in keeping children safe online, particularly in the context of games.
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Employers need to reevaluate package to attract and retain staff - Síobhra Rush comments for RTÉ
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24 August 2022Síobhra Rush has shed some light for RTÉ Ireland on what employers need to do in order to attract and retain their staff.
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France Becomes First European Country to Ban Fossil Fuel Adverts - Brinsley Dresden comments for VideoWeek
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24 August 2022The French Government has enacted a ban on adverts for fossil fuels, outlawing natural gas ads from the beginning of 2023.
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HSE says employers must prepare for warmer future
22 August 2022The Health and Safety Executive is advising businesses to act now to make sure their workplaces are ready for more extreme hot weather in the future. What should employers be doing and how does this impact remote workers?
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Lewis Silkin has advised online rental platform Fat Llama on its £34m sale to Swedish company Hygglo
22 August 2022Lewis Silkin has advised UK-based online rental platform Fat Llama on its £34m sale to Swedish firm Hygglo, in a deal that has created the largest peer-to-peer rental platform in Europe.
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What employers should know about the new Scale-up visa
19 August 2022The new Scale-up route launches on 22 August 2022. Unusual features of the route include that sponsorship is available only to hyper-growth businesses, and that after the first six months, Scale-up visas cease to be sponsored. The latter aspect means that employers of ‘unsponsored’ Scale-up visa holders will benefit from understanding the requirements for maintaining status under the route.
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The FCA New Consumer Duty: Principle 12 is here
19 August 2022The Consumer Duty sets the standard of care that firms should provide to customers in retail financial markets.
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Train strikes: David Hopper interviewed on BBC’s Newsnight
19 August 2022Lewis Silkin’s Industrial Relations specialist David Hopper was interviewed by Newsnight in relation to the current train strikes.
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Update on UK immigration processing times
17 August 2022The Home Office has provided updated processing information in a communication to stakeholders on 12 August 2022. Developments include the reinstatement of priority and super priority visa services in work and study routes. The capacity of the pre-licence priority service for new sponsor licence applications has also been expanded.
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Ads & Brands Law Digest: August 2022
15 August 2022Welcome to the August 2022 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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Lewis Silkin's new Northern Ireland office to reflect rapidly expanding offering
Press Release
15 August 202235-strong team consolidating into a single location in the heart of Belfast city centre.
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Data issues when tracking productivity with employees working from home
10 August 2022Linda Hynes has provided insight on the data issues that may occur when companies use technology to track productivity when working from home.
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Should large businesses use CEST to determine IR35 status?
10 August 2022New tax guidance encourages large businesses to comply with the CEST determination – HMRC’s tool for checking employment status. This article looks at HMRC’s approach.
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The FIFA World Cup 2022 - Ambush Marketing and the Law
Inbrief
09 August 2022The FIFA World Cup stimulates a frenzy of marketing activity – both official and unofficial. Qatar 2022 is unlikely to be any different.
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Long Covid – what we know now
09 August 2022As a recent tribunal case concludes that “Long Covid” can be considered a disability under the Equality Act, research indicates that the condition is significantly impacting almost 3% of the population. This article explores what this means for employers.
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Future of Work Hub ‘In Conversation with…’ podcast series so far
09 August 2022Our Future of Work Hub ‘In Conversation with…’ podcast series brings together thought-leaders, innovators, and senior business leaders to get their take on the longer-term trends and immediate drivers shaping the future of work.
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Non-binary workers can be omitted from pay gap calculations - Síobhra Rush comments for The Irish Independent
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09 August 2022Employers can omit workers who do not identify as male or female when calculating their gender pay gap.