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Employment status – the power of three: employee, worker and self-employed
04 July 2017In an article for Employment Solicitor, Karen Baxter takes a look at recent cases which have tested the boundaries of employment status and assess how employers can keep pace with the changing market as the world of work evolves.
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Lewis Silkin’s Head of rockhopper, Laura Farnsworth, named in the 2018 Timewise Power 50 part-time worker awards
26 February 2018Laura Farnsworth has been named in the 2018 Timewise Power 50 awards, a roll-call of the UK’s top flexible and part-time workers who are delivering in senior roles with non-traditional working patterns.
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Lewis Silkin named top law firm in latest Sunday Times 100 ‘Best Companies to Work For’
05 March 2012City law firm Lewis Silkin LLP has once again been recognised as one of Britain’s best employers by the Sunday Times’ esteemed 100 Best Companies to Work For survey. Marking the fourth successive year it has been included, the firm jumped twenty-four places from its 2011 position to find itself once again inside the Top 20 and is now the most highly ranked law firm in the entire list. The firm is one of only six law firms to feature in the list.
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Lewis Silkin work experience: an insight
31 October 2013As she was about to begin the final year of her degree, it occurred to Ruth, a resident in Hyelm accommodation, that she was yet to identify a specific career path that she wanted to pursue after finishing University. Lewis Silkin offered her the opportunity to shadow some of our lawyers, which gave her some insight into what it would be like to work in the legal sector.
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Religious symbols at work: Lift high the cross
21 November 2013Commenting in an Economist article, Tom Heys discusses the difficulty employers face when weaving their way through law relating to religious jewellery at work.
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Q&A: The new 'fit for work' service
01 April 2015Pulse has interviewed Karen Baxter in a Q&A on the new occupational health service being rolled out across the UK.
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Don't proselytise at work, a court rules
10 April 2016Because work-places are multi-faith arenas where people aren’t expected to leave their religious affiliations behind, employment disputes caused by inter-religious exchanges at work are likely to grow more and more contentious.
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Scrapping of the Australian Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (Subclass 457)
20 April 2017On 18 April 2017, the Turnbull Government announced its plans to reform the employer sponsored skilled migration visa routes.
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James Storke comments for Lawyer Monthly: Why Is Mental Health Still Taboo At Work?
10 May 2017As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, James Storke has commented in an article for Lawyer Monthly which discusses the stigma attached to mental health issues and why it still persists as a workplace taboo.
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Lewis Silkin appointed to act as sole external advisor on UK employment and immigration work for Deliveroo
15 June 2017Lewis Silkin is delighted to have been appointed to Deliveroo’s first formal legal panel to act as its sole external advisor on UK employment and immigration among other matters.
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Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Work
16 June 2017Michael Burd has written an article for Employment Solicitor which discusses the role of artificial intelligence and robotics in the workplace.
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We have been recognised for our work with the IPA and ISBA in drawing up GDPR clause for client-agency contracts
05 April 2018In an article for The Drum, Lewis Silkin have been recognised for working with the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) and Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA) to draft the GDPR clause, which is intended to be used as a variation addendum for clients and agencies.
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The Old Vic launches 'Guardians Network' to stop abuse at work with help from Lewis Silkin
03 October 2018Lewis Silkin is to provide training for network member organisations of The Old Vic regarding their initiative to help stop abuses of power taking place in the workplace.
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Lewis Silkin's extensive legal advice sees successful launch of social media app Wordeo
31 January 2014Lewis Silkin has played a central role in the development of a high profile social networking application - Wordeo - recently launched to the public.
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Fired currency traders won't leave quietly
15 September 2015James Davies has been quoted in an article by Bloomberg News which looks at the growing number of lawsuits related to fired currency traders, as a result of the investigations into the manipulation of foreign-exchange markets.
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Colin Leckey comments in AccountingWEB’s ‘Rogue bosses beware: Tribunals won’t cost and the labour-market tsar has promised action’
04 August 2017Employment partner, Colin Leckey commented in AccountingWEB on the fees that attach to employment tribunals.
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Successful sports lawyers, it just so happens they are all women
30 July 2014Alex Kelham has contributed to an article in Law In Sport challenging the perception of Sports Law as a male dominated field.
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Press Release: Talking women in leadership and gender pay gaps with Dame Janet Gaymer
25 November 2016Dame Janet Gaymer recently chaired the discussion panel at the launch of ‘The Future of Employment Legal Services'
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Current gender pay gap reporting requirements unlikely to ‘empower’ women
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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Colin Leckey comments for HR Grapevine: Will Brexit have an impact on UK women's employment rights?
30 July 2018In an article for HR Grapevine, Colin Leckey comments on the Equality and Human Rights Commission stating that women in the UK risk losing equality protections, including employment rights, as a result of Brexit.