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To Brexit or not to Brexit?
Press
25 March 2015James Davies and Bethan Carney have written an article for StrategicRISK on what would happen to the EU-derived employment laws if the UK was to leave the EU.
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Lewis Silkin advises France-based Raja Group on acquisition of Morplan, mail order distributor to UK’s retail and fashion industry
Deal
19 March 2015Lewis Silkin has advised France-based Raja Group, the leading European industrial packaging distributor, on its acquisition of Morplan, the number one B2B mail order distributor to UK’s retail and fashion industry.
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Zero-hours contracts – tackling avoidance
19 March 2015Over the past year, zero-hours contracts have never been far from the headlines and, in the run up to the general election, it seems this issue will continue to be a hot political topic.
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Workplace Rights: Covert recording by employees
Press
28 January 2015Michael Burd and James Davies have written an article for Management Today.
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The legal year ahead
Press
26 December 2014Fergus Payne has written an article for The Law Society Gazette.
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Fathers don't want to split parental leave with mothers because of fears over losing money and their career status
Press
02 December 2014Lucy Lewis has been quoted in an article by the Daily Mail.
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Lewis Silkin advises Altavia SA on its acquisition of HRG Ltd
Deal
28 November 2014Lewis Silkin has advised global marketing and publishing services group, Altavia SA, on its acquisition of leading retail and shopper marketing agency HRG UK Ltd. This acquisition forms part of the French-owned group’s expansion plans in the UK.
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Diversity quotas in the law - the issues
Press
10 November 2014Karen Baxter has been quoted in The Law Society Gazette in an article examining the issue of diversity quotas in the legal profession.
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Holiday pay ruling: what does it mean?
Press
05 November 2014A landmark tribunal hearing has ruled that overtime should count in holiday pay.
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Tom Heys quoted in Economist
Press
17 October 2014Tom Heys has been quoted in an Economist article on 'Religion, employment and teaching'.
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Hot topic - Scottish independence
Press
11 September 2014Russell Brimelow has contributed an article to HR Magazine on the potential impact of Scottish independence on employers in Scotland.
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Lewis Silkin advises Engine management on sale to Lake Capital
Deal
11 August 2014Lewis Silkin has advised the senior management team of The Engine Group on its sale to a portfolio company of Lake Capital, subject to shareholder approval.
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Obesity: one size no longer fits all after European case
Press
24 July 2014Ellen Temperton has been quoted in an article by The Times on obesity discrimination.
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Pensions: enrolment and partnerships
Press
10 July 2014In an article for The Law Society Gazette, Clive Greenwood and Christopher Hitchins examine the issue of LLPs auto-enrolling its members.
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Lewis Silkin has contributed to Corporate Livewire's Expert Guide 2014
Press
30 May 2014James Davies and Tarun Tawakley have contributed to Corporate Livewire's Expert Guide on Labour & Employment Law 2014.
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Will British Gas ECJ ruling fuel holiday pay hike?
28 May 2014The European Court of Justice (ECJ) recently ruled that the EU law requires a worker’s statutory holiday pay to take commission payments into account: it should not be based solely on basic salary
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Silver Lining - age discrimination back in the spotlight
Press
25 April 2014In a new article for Solicitors Journal, Lee Nair and James Davies discuss the difficulties in measuring the effectiveness of the ban on age discrimination and the impact a new statutory code will have.
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Would raising the minimum wage to the living wage increase unemployment?
Press
24 April 2014In an article for Personnel Today, Hannah Price examines whether raising the minimum wage to the living wage would increase unemployment.
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Data protection - a contextual approach to regulation
Press
07 April 2014Steve Lorber identifies some fundamental problems with the way that Europe approaches data protection regulation and makes some tentative suggestions as to how that approach might be developed in practice, particularly in the context of employment.
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Stay abreast of whistle-blower protections in the EU
Press
06 March 2014In an article for the Society for Human Resource Management, Kathryn Weaver relays her thoughts on the UK's "advanced classification", given to it in a Transparency International report on anti-corruption.