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Richard Lister writes for HR Review: How employers in European jurisdictions should deal with workplace sexual harassment
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08 December 2017Richard Lister's article for HR Review explains the legal position on sexual harassment at work in five European countries and best practice for employers.
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The legal sector and #metoo – clarification from the Law Society
07 December 2017The Law Society has provided some important clarification in relation to the recent joint statement made by its presidents on sexual harassment in the legal profession.
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Karen Baxter comments for The Guardian: Why do men watch porn at work? You asked Google – here’s the answer
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06 December 2017Karen Baxter comments in an article for The Guardian discussing why men are watching and sharing pornographic content at work.
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Karen Baxter writes for The Law Society Gazette: Employment: Is the gig finally up for Uber?
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05 December 2017Karen Baxter discusses the rough ride Uber have had this year. Amid the non-renewal of its London licence, data hacks and numerous other controversies, the ride-hailing business has also been doing battle in the UK employment tribunals.
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Morrisons held vicariously liable for employee data leak
04 December 2017The High Court has found Morrisons to be vicariously liable for the actions of a rogue employee who intentionally disclosed the personal details of over 100,000 staff at Morrisons. The judgment will be of interest to data controllers and to customers and employees whose personal data is compromised by data breaches. It is the first group litigation in respect of a data breach to be decided by the English courts.
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Lewis Silkin advises Be Heard Group plc on its acquisition of creative agency The Corner and associated fundraising of £6.2m
Deal
01 December 2017Lewis Silkin has advised Be Heard Group plc, a digital marketing services group, on its acquisition of The Corner, an award winning integrated creative agency based in Soho, London, and an associated cash placing of £2.2m and convertible loan note fundraise of £4m.
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Workers denied paid holiday can carry over rights until termination
30 November 2017The European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has ruled that where workers are not granted paid annual leave to which they are entitled under the EU Working Time Directive (“WTD”), they must be able to carry over and accumulate those holiday rights from year to year and be compensated for them on termination of employment
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Penny Newman comments for HR Magazine: Discussing the data: Roundtable debate
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29 November 2017HR now has access to more data than ever – but is the function using it effectively? Chief People Officer, Penny Newman discusses HR and data at the HR Magazine Roundtable debate.
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The legal sector and #metoo
29 November 2017Sexual harassment is clearly big news at the moment. Not, of course, because it is a new phenomenon, but because it seems that the allegations swirling around numerous big Hollywood names have opened the floodgates and made it OK to say #metoo.
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Immigration in the tech industry - by any measure; a positive immigration story
29 November 2017Representatives from some of the leading companies across the industry joined forces to host a Migration Advisory Committee (“MAC”) roundtable on 13 September, coordinated by Lewis Silkin and techUK.
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Joanna Hunt writes for the Free Movement blog: British organs for British residents
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29 November 2017Joanna Hunt has written an article for the Free Movement blog discussing the recent case R (A) v Secretary of State for Health [2017] EWHC 281 which revisits section 175 of the National Health Service Act 2006 and the system of charging foreigners for health services.
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Tax on termination - employer NICs charges delayed
23 November 2017Some good news for employers was confirmed in the Chancellor’s autumn Budget.
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Employment status review announced in response to Taylor report
23 November 2017In the autumn Budget, the Government has indicated for the first time how it intends to respond to the recommendations made by Matthew Taylor in his review of modern working practices.
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Extending ‘off-payroll’ worker reforms to the private sector
23 November 2017The Chancellor announced in the autumn Budget that there will be a consultation in 2018 to tackle non-compliance with IR35 rules in the private sector.
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The Damp Squid Budget?
22 November 2017Yes, yes, I know the phrase is “damp squib”. Call it pedant bait if you like. And the Chancellor (like everyone else) seems to be Blue Planet crazy, so you may detect a salty theme in this Budget update. Anyway, let’s dive into the icy waters of the latest Budget and see what monsters lurk beneath.
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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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Applying game theory to HR
16 November 2017The influence of game theory, developed in the 1950s by Nobel Prize-winning mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr, has been huge. It provides a formal modelling approach for decision-makers to explore a variety of interactions among agents, and their potential outcomes.
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Full Employment Tribunal fees refunds scheme now open
16 November 2017After a brief pilot scheme, the full scheme for refunding Employment Tribunal (“ET”) fees is now open for use by both claimants and respondents.
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Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments for The Times: Students 'being misled by boastful ads'
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16 November 2017Geraint Lloyd Taylor comments on universities misleading students by manipulating league tables and data, in an article for The Times.