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Ireland: Coronavirus - what Irish employers need to know
12 March 2020The Coronavirus outbreak throws up numerous employment law issues, including questions about travel, health and safety, pay and risks of discrimination claims.
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Furloughing employees – what does it mean for employers?
22 March 2020The government has announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to provide UK employers with support for paying wages of staff who would otherwise have been laid off as a result of Coronavirus.
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What we've learnt about the Government's job retention scheme: Lucy Lewis and Richard Moore comment for Big Hospitality
01 April 2020Lucy Lewis and Richard Moore comment in this article by Big Hospitality, featuring an overview of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) seeing how it works, who's eligible and how to make a claim
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Covid 19 – what it means for EMI options
03 April 2020You may wonder what the current Covid 19 crisis has to do with EMI options but in fact there are a number of potential consequences.
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Comparative advertising: what it is and how to manage risk
06 April 2020In highly competitive industries, the line between extolling the virtues of one’s own product and comparing it with others can be a very fine, and sometimes blurry, one. Most advertisers will make claims about their products. Those claims might be straightforward, such as claims as to battery life, suitability for certain tasks or conditions, or relating to price. Other claims might suggest that the advertiser’s product is the best, cheapest or superior in some other way. There is a category of advertising though that can be much more high stakes – comparative advertising.
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Update on Hong Kong’s Employment Support Scheme (ESS) under the Anti-Epidemic Fund: what we know so far
20 April 2020On 18 April 2020, the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council gave funding approval for the second round of the anti-epidemic fund. This HKD$137.5 billion fund is set to be spread out over a variety of industries, with one of the main aims being job retention and job creation.
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IP360 Seminar Series: Coty v Amazon: What next in the fight against fakes
13 May 2020We are delighted to be launching our IP360 seminar series, with weekly events that will cover the full spectrum of your IP needs. In today’s world, we recognise that having a co-ordinated global IP strategy has never been more critical. This seminar series is designed to help you develop a consistent approach across the registration, management, commercialisation, defence and enforcement of all your IP assets.
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European Commission supports voluntary travel vouchers but what are the implications for the UK travel business?
22 May 2020The European Commission has issued a “Recommendation”, announcing that it wants to encourage consumers to accept vouchers in place of cash refunds for cancelled holidays.
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What does the return to retail look like?
03 June 2020Retail businesses are starting to reopen as part of the government’s plans to ease the country out of lockdown. How should retailers go about preparing to make a return to our high streets and shopping centres?
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Sports Q&A - What data protection issues do we need to consider before testing athletes for COVID-19?
05 June 2020The Premier League has started to test players and others as part the league's "Project Restart", prompting clubs and other bodies of many sports to ask if/how they should follow suit.
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Local lockdowns – what are the HR and employment law issues?
09 July 2020As national lockdown restrictions begin to ease, employers can expect local lockdowns to become more common. This article explores the HR and employment law issues.
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Ireland: what do the July Stimulus Plan and Programme for Government mean for employers?
29 July 2020This article discusses key measures for employers under the new Irish government’s July Stimulus Plan, plus various commitments under its Programme for Government which could have a significant impact in workplaces.
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Schrems II - Practical steps on what to do next…
03 August 2020We have previously written about the now infamous ruling from the CJEU on 16th July 2020 (“Schrems II”) and the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”)’s FAQs issued on 24 July 2020, both can be found linked at the bottom of this article.
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What is the benefit to employers of voluntarily submitting a gender pay report? Tom Heys comments for Employee Benefits
04 August 2020On 24 March 2020, the government announced that gender pay gap reporting obligations would be suspended. Despite the announcement over 2500 employers have gone on to publish their data, why have so many employers chosen to voluntarily report their figures? Tom Heys investigates in this article for Employee Benefits
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Handling allegations of criminal conduct: what should an employer do?
11 August 2020Recent events in the Conservative party have focussed attention on the question of what an employer (or indeed a political party) should do if one of its people is accused of committing a crime. A Tory MP has been accused of rape, but at the time of writing has not been charged. It transpires that the Chief Whip had been aware for some weeks of allegations of ‘abusive behaviour and threats’ made against the anonymous MP by a parliamentary aide. Despite this, no investigation took place.
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Sports Q&A - Launching a new team brand – what do I need to consider?
17 August 2020The BlackLivesMatters movement has led to sports clubs reconsidering the appropriateness of their team names, mascots and nicknames.
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Pink Mercs, Penalties and Scandal - What does Racing Point's plight teach us about dealing with sports' governing bodies and regulatory changes?
18 August 2020As the dust settled on Sunday's Spanish Grand-Prix you could be forgiven for thinking Racing Point F1 had a lot to feel good about. The team had their best points of the campaign with drivers finishing 4th and 5th - only behind the two Mercedes and Red Bull's Max Verstappen. However, as can often be the case in sport, in play success has been marred by regulatory trouble.
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What’s new in employment law - Hong Kong
25 August 2020The first half of 2020 has seen several employment law-related changes in Hong Kong, despite the city being hit by three waves of Covid-19 infections and working life changing as we know it.
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Employment law and nonbinary people - what employers need to know
15 September 2020In this article, we discuss the current position under the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and the Equality Act 2010 and suggest some practical steps employers can take to support employees of all genders.