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Michael Burd comments for LexisNexis: Workplace sexual harassment—time to ‘shake up the current ineffectiveness of the system’?
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28 March 2018Michael Burd discusses the Equality and Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) focus on ‘corrosive’ cultures leading to workplace harassment, in an article for LexisNexis.
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Media coverage from Lewis Silkin’s announcement to expand into Ireland
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15 March 2018The announcement that Lewis Silkin will open a new office in Dublin has sparked media interest.
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Business Plus cover’s Lewis Silkin’s announcement to expand into Ireland
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15 March 2018Business Plus report on Lewis Silkin's expansion
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Legal Business cover’s Lewis Silkin’s announcement to expand into Ireland
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15 March 2018Legal Business report on Lewis Silkin's expansion
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Fergus Payne writes for Accountancy Age: What does the future hold for listed accountancy firms?
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13 March 2018In an article for Accountancy Age, Fergus Payne discusses why firms would consider listing on a stock market or taking external investment.
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James Davies comments for The Times: No meltdown over snow claims
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09 March 2018James Davies comments in an article for The Times, discussing employees entitlement to pay if they are unable to get to work due to adverse weather conditions, such as the weather faced by the UK last week.
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Bryony Long writes for Essential Retail: Lessons from the Carphone Warehouse cyber-attack
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09 March 2018In an article for Essential Retail, Bryony Long discusses the Carphone Warehouse cyber-attack and suggests how retailers can learn from it.
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Current gender pay gap reporting requirements unlikely to ‘empower’ women
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08 March 2018Michael Burd has commented in an article for Lexis Nexis on PwC's revelation that the UK has been slower in addressing its gender pay gap compared to other developed nations, with Iceland, Sweden and Norway remaining as the top three performing OECD countries.
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Bethan Carney contributes to an article in Legally India: Rights of Persons with Disabilities in India and Other Jurisdictions
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28 February 2018Bethan Carney contributes to an article in Legally India, with others from member firms of lus Laboris, outlining the laws in their respective countries concerning disabled rights.
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Geraint Lloyd-Taylor writes for Gay Times Magazine: Adverts with LGBTQ references continue to receive complaints
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27 February 2018In an article for Gay Times Magazine, Geraint Lloyd-Taylor discusses the adverts with LGBTQ references included in 2017’s ten most complained about adverts, compiled by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
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Joanna Hunt writes for the Free Movement Blog: Just how level do we want the Brexit playing field to be?
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22 February 2018Joanna Hunt has written an article for the Free Movement Blog which discusses the “need for a level playing field”, a phrase coined by the EU out of concern that the UK may turn itself into a tax haven.
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Naomi Hanrahan-Soar writes for The Stack: Keeping top tech talent through immigration compliance
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22 February 2018In an article for The Stack, Naomi Hanrahan-Soar speaks on the importance of foreign talent to bridge the tech skills gaps, power innovation, and drive our digital economy.
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Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments for Pink News: Gay-themed TV adverts dominate ‘most complaints’ list
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21 February 2018Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments in an article for Pink News, discussing the list of 10 adverts the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority received the most complaints about from the public; with 3 of the top 10 showing LGBT themes.
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Alex Kelham writes for SportsPro: PyeongChang 2018: the top five legal talking points so far
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21 February 2018Alex Kelham considers five of the top legal talking points surrounding the ongoing Winter Olympic Games in South Korea, in an article for SportsPro.
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Andrew Osborne comments for Lexis Nexis: Businesses ‘hampered by inflexible immigration system’
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19 February 2018Andrew Osborne commented in an article for Lexis Nexis which discusses the Director general of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Adam Marshall's call for the government to provide a clear statement of intent on immigration policy so that businesses can make decisions for the future.
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James Davies comments for Lexis Nexis: Opportunity fund is ‘obvious answer’ to UK employment issues
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19 February 2018James Davies has commented in an article for Lexis Nexis which discusses the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (RSA) proposal of a £10,000 universal basic opportunity fund, subsidised by government savings, to be given to all citizens under 55.
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Karen Baxter writes for Accountancy Age: Mind the gap: what accountancy firms should be doing ahead of the new gender pay gap reporting rules
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16 February 2018With less than two months to go until the deadline for filing gender pay gap reports, thousands of employers have not yet provided their figures. Karen Baxter asks, is your firm ready?
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Home Affairs Committee reports that the Home Office does not have the capacity to deliver Brexit
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14 February 2018In a report published today on the Home Office’s delivery of Brexit in regards to immigration, the Home Affairs Committee cites Lewis Silkin’s praise for the commitment and hard work of UK Visas and Immigration’s European casework team.
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Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments for The Guardian: Hey Alexa, is it true a TV advert made Amazon Echo order cat food?
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14 February 2018Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments in an article for The Guardian, which discusses the issues caused by Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa, placing orders from TV ads.
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Joanna Hunt comments for LexisNexis: Brexit: EU’s draft transitional arrangements put UK in ‘precarious position’
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13 February 2018Joanna Hunt comments in an article for LexisNexis, discussing the EU's ability to suspend the UK's benefits during the Brexit transition phase following the UK's departure from the EU.