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Karen Baxter attends the latest Law Gazette roundtable on Brexit
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05 December 2016Partner, Karen Baxter attends the latest Law Gazette roundtable where attendees considered varying scenarios for the profession attendant upon leaving the EU.
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Employee shareholder status to be abolished
01 December 2016The tax-advantageous employee shareholder status (“ESS”) scheme is to be abolished from 1 December 2016, according to an announcement in the Chancellor’s recent Autumn Statement.
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Talking women in leadership and gender pay gaps with Dame Janet Gaymer
01 December 2016Function after form – when will Law Firms get out in front on gender issues?
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Tax treatment of termination payments – simplification at last?
29 November 2016The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement included some welcome news regarding the forthcoming reform of the tax and national insurance (“NI”) treatment of termination payments. The Government launched a consultation to simplify the rules in 2016.
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New PAYE and NIC rules for ‘off-payroll’ workers in public sector confirmed
29 November 2016In 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).
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Press Release: Talking women in leadership and gender pay gaps with Dame Janet Gaymer
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25 November 2016Dame Janet Gaymer recently chaired the discussion panel at the launch of ‘The Future of Employment Legal Services'
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What you need to know about zero-hours contracts
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23 November 2016Michael Burd and James Davies write in Management Today... Almost one million workers in the UK don't have guaranteed hours.
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James Storke on Mental Health issues in the Advertising Sector
15 November 2016Statistics show that mental health problems are becoming particularly prevalent in the advertising industry
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Changing your mind about notice - Article 50, employment contracts and flouncing
14 November 2016The Government may argue in the Supreme Court that its Article 50 notice to leave the European Union may be revoked, according to press reports.
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Is the recent Uber ruling on workers basic rights a game changer
10 November 2016James Storke has written a piece for 'Silicon Roundabout'.
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The Lawyer In-House Counsel as Business Partner Conference
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02 November 2016Lewis Silkin is delighted to be speaking at the upcoming In-House Counsel as Business Partner conference hosted by The Lawyer on 7-8 November 2016.
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Recognition for Lewis Silkin’s Michael Burd in The Spear’s 500
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02 November 2016The long-standing market leading position of Michael Burd has once again been reinforced in The Spear’s 500 as ‘outstanding in field’ in the Employment Lawyers category.
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Workplace sexual harassment - how employers in Europe must respond
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31 October 2016Hannah Price has written an article for People Management discussing Workplace sexual harassment and how employers in Europe must respond. The article comments on how more than half the women surveyed by the TUC earlier this year said that they had been sexually harassed at work, with most admitting they had not reported it.
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Uber drivers win first round in employment status dispute
31 October 2016An employment tribunal has ruled that drivers engaged by Uber are “workers”, not self-employed contractors, meaning they will be entitled to national minimum wage, paid annual leave and whistleblower protection
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Brexit - what will it mean for employment law?
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14 October 2016After the referendum vote in favour of the UK leaving the EU, there are various possible ways in which this saga may unfold. The new Prime Minister, Theresa May, has said that there is no going back on the referendum result and that “Brexit means Brexit” but what might Brexit actually mean?
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Court of Appeal confirms holiday pay should include results-based commission
09 October 2016The Court of Appeal has given judgment in the ongoing holiday pay case of British Gas Trading Ltd v Lock and another, which raises the question of whether and how a salesman’s commission should be taken into account when calculating his holiday pay.
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Lewis Silkin lauded for its rockhopper HR and employment law offering in this year’s FT Innovative Lawyer Awards
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06 October 2016Rockhopper, the pioneering low-cost, fixed-fee HR and employment law service from top 100 UK law firm Lewis Silkin LLP, has been commended as ‘Standout’ in this year’s FT Innovative Lawyers awards in the Innovation in Human Resources category.
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Naming foreign workers 'could breach discrimination law'
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06 October 2016Andrew 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".
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Shared parental leave and sex discrimination
06 October 2016The first case about the amounts paid to men and women on shared parental leave has been decided by an Employment Tribunal in Glasgow.
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No more long work hours for millennial lawyers
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05 October 2016James Davies has commented in an article for The Financial Times which discusses how working round the clock for high pay is not what motivates young lawyers today.