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Pimlico Plumbers part two - compensation for unpaid holiday throughout engagement
02 February 2022In a decision with major implications across the gig economy and beyond, the Court of Appeal has ruled that workers who were incorrectly classified as independent contractors and were not paid for holiday can claim compensation for the whole period of their engagement.
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Where’s the regulator in Stormont’s proposed gambling reforms? Rory Campbell comments for BBC's The Nolan Show
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02 February 2022Where’s the regulator in Stormont’s proposed gambling reforms? Legal experts Rory Campbell discusses.
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Síobhra Rush provides comment to RTE News on the updated workplace guidance in Ireland
01 February 2022On 31 January 2022 the workplace guidance for Ireland was updated.
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Ali Vaziri writes for PDP Journals: Single-factor authentication: now a CISA ‘bad practice’
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01 February 2022Ali Vaziri has written an article for PDP Journals discussing the effects of a US agency’s recent categorisation regarding Single Factor Authentication.
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The Law Commissions’ final report on driverless cars proposes shifting liability away from the person in the driving seat…
31 January 2022Following a three-stage project including safety assurance and legal liability and HARPS (looking at how automated vehicles could be used to improve public transport), the Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission have published their eagerly awaited report on autonomous vehicles.
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Lewis Silkin expands in Northern Ireland with addition of IP, tech and media practice
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31 January 2022BELFAST AND LONDON – Lewis Silkin today announces that it has added to its growing offering in Northern Ireland by joining forces with local specialist commercial, technology, intellectual property and media law firm Forde Campbell.
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Ireland: Updated guidance on the return to the workplace and preventing the spread of COVID-19
31 January 2022On 31 January the Transitional Protocol: Good Practice Guidance for Continuing to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (the Transitional Protocol), a revision of the Work Safely Protocol, was published by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. It has been very much awaited given the easing of social restrictions and the announcement of a phased return to work from 24 January. It sets out some guidance for employers to support the safe return to physical attendance in the workplace.
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Taboo around menopause ‘starting to wane’: Lisa Dafydd writes for Reward Strategy
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31 January 2022Lisa Dafydd, associate in Lewis Silkin’s employment, immigration and reward team, explains why the menopause should be a protected characteristic in itself.
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Return to the offices in Ireland: Síobhra Rush comments on the issues arising for employers as they encourage staff back to the office
28 January 2022As employers in Ireland have once again been given the green light to bring their staff back to the office, Síobhra Rush comments on how businesses should approach bringing employees back to the office.
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Data Protection Day – Top 5 Data Protection Issues: Bryony Long comments for TechRound
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28 January 2022Technology continues to present a growling engine of change, yet with this change comes some specific challenges.
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“Legal expert advises all parties to review return to work issues” – Linda Hynes provides a comment for the Irish Examiner
28 January 2022As restrictions are starting to ease, Linda Hynes has spoken to the Irish Examiner on why employers need to consider potential employee relations and discrimination issues in how they handle any staff requests to continue working from home.
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Carers become eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship
27 January 2022From 15 February 2022, care workers and home carers will be recognised on the Skilled Worker shortage occupation list. They will also become eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa sub-category of the route.
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UK Online Safety Bill a "missed opportunity", MPs claim: Geraint comments for ITPro
25 January 2022A DCMS report says the "unclear" draft legislation doesn't do enough to tackle child abuse and violence against women and girls.
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Google Analytics under fire in Europe – are we another step closer to data localisation?
25 January 2022Just when we were hoping for a gentle ease into the year, the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DPA) decision of 22 December 2021 was made public and a flurry of concerns around the future of international transfers (not just the use of Google Analytics) ensued.
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Northern Ireland: Getting ready for the return to work
25 January 2022With the NI Executive recently relaxing COVID-19 restrictions, the return to work looks imminent
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Ireland – Long-awaited insight into the right to request remote working
25 January 2022Irish employers and employees have today been given some detail on how the long-awaited right to request remote working will operate. The legislation, once enacted, will introduce for the first time a legal framework in Ireland around requesting remote working arrangements.
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Ireland: You shall return to the office (on a phased basis!)
25 January 2022On 21 January 2022, the Irish government announced the easing of almost all of the Covid-19 restrictions. Taoiseach Micheál Martin said “a phased return to the physical workplace can now commence”. The government press release set out that from Monday 24 January a return to physical attendance in workplaces can commence “on a phased basis appropriate to each sector”.
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Will work places snap back to normal? : Síobhra Rush comments for RTE Radio 1
24 January 2022Síobhra Rush discusses the phased return to work, which can start from today.
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Some assembly required to follow IKEA’s sick pay cut for unjabbed staff: Laura Farnsworth comments for International Employment Lawyer
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21 January 2022As more and more global employers consider penalising workers who refuse covid vaccinations, it has been reported that flat-pack furniture giant IKEA has cut sick pay for unvaccinated UK staff required to self-isolate following exposure to the virus. Employment Partner, Laura Farnsworth comments on issues employers considering going down this route should take into account.
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Taxi driver loses appeal concerning “worker” status
21 January 2022The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that a taxi driver working through the Mytaxi app is not a “worker” of the app operator.