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Zero hours contracts
Inbrief
27 February 2018Zero hours contracts allow organisations to hire individuals without guaranteeing them any work.
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Tax rules for employment intermediaries - what this means for agencies and employment businesses
Inbrief
08 February 2018Anti-avoidance measures came into effect on 6 April 2014 in response to the increasing number of businesses using employment intermediaries to disguise employees or workers as self-employed, primarily to avoid paying employer’s National Insurance Contributions (NIC).
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Employment status
Inbrief
02 February 2018Employment status is important because an individual’s legal rights, protections and obligations will depend upon which class he or she falls into.
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Modern slavery - transparency in supply chains
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28 December 2017Although many organisations take steps to promote ethical business practices and have policies to protect workers from being exploited, the Government considers that there is a significant way to go to tackle so-called “modern slavery”.
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Use of disclosed documents to threaten new proceedings was a breach of court rules and may amount to a contempt of court by the solicitor and client
Inbrief
12 December 2017The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) provide that using documents disclosed in existing proceedings (except for the specific purposes allowed) breach the rules. CPR 31.22 provides various exceptions to when a document disclosed in a set of proceedings may be used. Any use outside of the rules could also amount to a contempt of court. Both the client who relied on the solicitor’s advice and the solicitor may be equally vulnerable to the contempt proceedings where there is no evidence of deliberate or reckless misconduct by the solicitor.
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Trade Mark Management
Inbrief
21 November 2017The IP, brand, trade mark and portfolio management team at Lewis Silkin comprises more than 50 lawyers and trade mark attorneys along with specialist support personnel.
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Trade Mark and Design Services
Inbrief
21 November 2017The IP, brand, trade mark and portfolio management team at Lewis Silkin comprises more than 50 lawyers and trade mark attorneys along with specialist support personnel.
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Irish Employment Law 2019
Inbrief
17 October 2017This Inbrief provides a whistle-stop tour of the most important Irish employment law issues, from the beginning of the employment relationship through to its conclusion.
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European Works Councils under Irish Law
Inbrief
29 August 2017European Works Councils are the only legally-mandated bodies for transnational information and consultation with employees in the world.
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The FIFA World Cup 2018 - Ambush Marketing and the Law
Inbrief
19 July 2017Saturday marked 1 year to go until the 2018 FIFA World Cup final. The countdown clocks are ticking and the advertising industry is turning its thoughts towards the marketing opportunities which this mammoth sporting event present...
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Ramadan - employment issues
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03 April 2017During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, practising Muslims will fast from sunrise to sunset for a period of 30 days.
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Equal Pay
Inbrief
02 March 2017Equal pay law first developed in the UK in the 1970s after a campaign by trade unions and women’s groups. It is now a basic principle of European law that men and women who do equal work should receive equal pay. This principle is implemented in the UK today through the Equality Act 2010.
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Gender pay gap reporting
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02 March 2017The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017 (the “Regulations”) require employers to report on the gender pay gap in their organisation.
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Adjudication
Inbrief
01 March 2017Adjudication is a mandatory procedure for determining disputes, and was introduced in the construction industry by the Housing Grants, Construction & Regeneration Act 1996 (the “Construction Act”).
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Salary sacrifice arrangements
Inbrief
14 February 2017A salary sacrifice arrangement is where an employee gives up the right to receive part of the cash salary due under their contract of employment in return for the employer’s agreement to provide some form of non-cash benefit.
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Equality at work
Inbrief
03 February 2017Discrimination in the workplace is governed by the Equality Act 2010. This brings together into one place all of the equality laws that had developed over a number of years, including those based on EU law. It also covers discrimination in other areas such as the provision of goods, facilities and services.
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An agency guide to trade mark searching
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20 January 2017Whenever a new launch is proposed, whether it is for a product, brand, business name or an advertising campaign, there is always a risk that someone else is already using an identical or a similar name or design.
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Flexible working - the right to ask
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13 January 2017Employees seeking a better balance between the demands of work and personal life may seek a change in their working arrangements – for example by part-time working, job-sharing or a change in working hours.
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Contracts of employment
Inbrief
12 January 2017A contract of employment can be a written document, a verbal agreement, or a mixture of the two. Even where the employer and employee have agreed express terms, certain terms are always implied into every contract of employment. Understanding the full effect of the contract of employment is important because it forms the basis of many of the legal rights and obligations which govern the employment relationship.
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TUPE
Inbrief
11 January 2017The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 and previous versions of the regulations (which have been in force in the UK since 1981) implement the European Acquired Rights Directive, the general purpose of which is to safeguard employee rights in the transfer of a business.