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‘ETO’ reasons must entail changes in workforce
06 February 2017
A recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) serves as a useful reminder of how employers can fairly dismiss employees for an economic, technical or organisational (“ETO”) reason following a TUPE transfer.
Managing an International Workforce: 2017 & Beyond
09 February 2017
Lewis Silkin’s market leading employment practice last week hosted its 13th annual Managing an International Workforce conference in London.
LS Live: Temporary workforce and volunteers
21 March 2017
Getting employment status right is key in any business, but particularly in the Live! arena. Currently, the Government has initiated an inquiry into the future world of work with a specific focus on the status and rights of different types of worker – so this area of law could change quickly.
Managing an International Workforce: 2018 & Beyond
02 February 2018
We are pleased to announce our fourteenth annual Managing an International Workforce conference, our market leading gathering of several hundred HR professionals, in house lawyers and others with international employment responsibilities.
Andrew Osborne comments for the International Bar Association: Supporting the workforce through Brexit
02 May 2018
In an article for the International Bar Association, Andrew Osborne discusses the negative impact Brexit will have on retaining and recruiting staff from the EU.
Managing an International Workforce 2019 & Beyond
08 February 2019
We are pleased to announce our fifteenth annual Managing an International Workforce conference, our market leading gathering of several hundred HR professionals, in house lawyers and others with international employment responsibilities.
Older workers as a solution to talent shortage: Hong Kong Labour Department launches Re-employment Allowance Pilot Scheme to “unleash potential” of elderly and middle-aged workforce
14 August 2024
On 15 July, the Labour Department launched a three-year Re-employment Allowance Pilot Scheme (“REA Scheme”) to incentivise ‘elderly and middle-aged’ people to rejoin the workforce.
UK’s Supreme Court rules ‘workfare’ legally flawed
31 October 2013
In a Financial Times article, Carla Davidson comments upon a Supreme Court ruling that the Government's controversial back to work schemes, which require jobseekers to work for free or risk losing their benefits, were legally flawed.
The state of migration: employing migrant workers
21 March 2013
Practice Development Lawyers Samar Shams and Bethan Carney, have contributed to a report for The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) which explores the trends and the factors that influence employers in recruiting migrant workers. The report discusses issues such as skills shortages, the availability of UK-born workers, and ‘work ethic’.
A teaser from Theresa - workers on company boards
25 July 2016
One of the early surprises of Theresa May’s premiership was her extraordinary pledge that employees should be represented on company boards.
Naming foreign workers 'could breach discrimination law'
06 October 2016
Andrew Osborne has commented in an article for The Brief from The Times following Amber Rudd's proposal to force employers to list their foreign workers. Andrew states: "These proposals are a very crude attempt to try to bully employers" and "Companies already have to go through a complex and expensive system to sponsor any non-EEA workers and so do not do it if they can find local staff of the same standard".
New PAYE and NIC rules for ‘off-payroll’ workers in public sector confirmed
29 November 2016
In May 2016, the Government published a consultation paper outlining proposals to amend the IR35 legislation for workers who provide services, via a personal services company (“PSC”), to a public sector engager, whether directly or through a third party (such as an employment agency or outsourcing firm).
Clarification on tax changes for the public sector ‘off-payroll’ workers
22 February 2017
HM Revenue & Customs has issued guidance on forthcoming changes to the IR35 rules where workers provide their services to a public authority through a personal services company (“PSC”), i.e. a company owned and controlled by the worker.
Lewis Silkin cited in the HR Director: Is there any need for a Brexit bonfire of workers’ rights?
03 July 2017
Lewis Silkin has been mentioned in an article for the HR Director which draws on the recent survey undertaken by the firm, in partnership with the CIPD: ‘Employment regulation in the UK: burden or benefit?.
Science and technology committee calls for free movement of skilled workers
31 July 2018
To some of us, science has an ethereal power. It creates and changes the rules rather than simply being bound by then. So it comes as no surprise that the science and technology committee has suggested free movement of scientists (and all skilled workers) to the UK. Albeit for only 180 days.
The new EU Posting of Workers Directive – implications for employers
01 November 2018
New EU legislation adopted earlier this year aims to establish a balanced framework with regard to the protection of workers posted from one EU country to another and the freedom to provide services. What might be the impact on employers in the UK, and how could this be affected by Brexit?
Tipping the Scales: How the Latest Labour Tribunal Ruling Impacts Gig Workers
13 July 2023
The burgeoning gig economy has long presented a conundrum in employment law, with its unique model of work raising significant questions about employment status, workers’ right and entitlements.
Second cycle courier found to be a ‘worker’
28 March 2017
Another day, another case on the gig economy… An Employment Tribunal has found that a cycle courier was a “worker”, rather than an independent contractor, and therefore entitled to statutory holiday pay.
Employment status – the power of three: employee, worker and self-employed
04 July 2017
In 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.
Uber’s worker status appeal rejected
05 September 2017
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has upheld the decision of an Employment Tribunal (“ET”) that drivers engaged by Uber are “workers” rather than independent contractors.