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Future of Sport: Female Trailblazers (with Reema Juffali and Hannah Rankin)
Podcast
15 February 2022In this bumper episode, JJ Shaw and Alex Kelham are joined by two trailblazers from the world of women’s sport – Hannah Rankin (reigning WBA and IBO super-welterweight world boxing champion) and Reema Juffali (Saudi Arabia’s first female professional racing driver).
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M&A deal practice in France and the UK – key differences to bear in mind
Deal
15 February 2022After some disruption related to the Brexit process, we continue to see significant levels of mid-market M&A activity driven by buyers in both France and the UK attracted by opportunities on the other side of the Channel.
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Apprenticeships across the globe
14 February 2022Following National Apprenticeship Week, from 7 to 13 February 2022. With employers expanding their operations across the globe, we explore what an apprenticeship looks like in some of the key European jurisdictions.
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Ads & Brands Law Digest: February 2022
11 February 2022Welcome to the February 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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Ready Player ET1: employment disputes in the metaverse
11 February 2022The metaverse and virtual reality offer opportunities but look set to throw up new employment issues around diversity, misconduct and more. Are we ready?
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Data trends to watch for the retail, hospitality and leisure sector. Bryony Long writes for The Retailer Magazine
Press
11 February 2022It has been a busy year for data privacy with significant regulatory action and interesting developments relevant to the luxury and retail industry.
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Hong Kong employers to brace for change
10 February 2022In this article, we will cover the government’s proposed amendments to the Employment Ordinance (“EO”) as part of its continuing efforts to fight the endemic, and the latest development on abolishing the Mandatory Provident Fund (“MPF”) offsetting mechanism.
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Lewis Silkin secures injunction against former Nissan GC with High Court ruling confidential documents were retained in breach of contract
Press Release
10 February 2022Judge Andrew Keyser (High Court Chancery Division) has ruled that the former global general counsel of Nissan (Ravinder Passi) must return or destroy confidential documents owned by the automotive giant.
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‘No excuse’ for government not to mandate ethnicity pay gap reporting, say MPs: Tom Heys comments for People Management
09 February 2022But experts say firms need to pay attention to what they do with the data after they have reported it
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Irish government launches new Digital Strategy
08 February 2022As life changes to become ever-more driven by technology, the Irish government has launched a new national digital strategy, with the aim of driving and enabling a digital transition across the Irish economy and society.
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Introduction of paid parental bereavement leave in Northern Ireland
08 February 2022On 7 January 2022 the Northern Ireland Assembly passed legislation which will provide parents with two weeks’ paid leave following the death of a child under 18. These new entitlements will be effective from April 2022 with further provision relating to miscarriage promised.
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Disability reporting: time to act?
08 February 2022The government is considering requiring all large employers to report on the proportion of disabled people in their workforce. In this article we look at the benefits and challenges of disability reporting and consider if now is the time for its introduction.
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Home Office updates Immigration Health Surcharge procedure for sponsored workers
07 February 2022From 1 February 2022, the Home Office has corrected its Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) portal to address previous undercharging for sponsored workers.
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Lewis Silkin to make new London home in environmentally friendly office fit for the future
Press Release
07 February 2022Lewis Silkin has confirmed that it will be moving its London offices from Chancery Lane to the Arbor building within the landmark Bankside Yards development in March 2023.
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James Davies comments on how employment law is not ready for the Metaverse in the International Employment Lawyer
Press
04 February 2022After a two-year-long global pandemic, most of us will now consider ourselves expert – or at least proficient – in using remote working tools, such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams. These tools have been invaluable to communicate with colleagues around the globe, but they may soon be rendered obsolete by Big Tech.
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Gender pay gap reporting: 9 common mistakes made by employers
03 February 2022Did you make any of these mistakes?
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Gender pay gap reporting and small businesses
03 February 2022Although only employers with 250 or more employees are required to report their gender pay gaps, many smaller businesses are deciding to do it anyway. Over 400 small businesses voluntarily uploaded their gender pay gaps relating to April 2020 onto the government’s database.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Next 15 Communications Group’s subsidiary, Agent3, on the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Berne (UK), trading as OneNineFive
Deal
03 February 2022Lewis Silkin has advised Next 15’s subsidiary, Agent3, on the acquisition of demand generation specialist, OneNineFive.
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Nick Allan comments for the BBC: Wordle code could be copied to play for seven years
Press
03 February 2022The code that powers the website of the viral puzzle game Wordle can be copied and saved to continue playing it for the next seven years, it has been revealed.
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Should your next recruit be an apprentice?
03 February 2022National Apprenticeship week takes place from 7 to 13 February 2022. Our article explains why employers may want to consider an apprentice for their next hire.