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New guidance published for employers conducting right to work checks
22 September 2017In August we also saw the publication of amended Home Office guidance for employers conducting right to work checks. Here are some of the highlights:
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Gimme 5
22 September 2017A series of five hints, tips and thoughts to help keep your sponsor licence healthy.
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April 2017 changes
22 September 2017In April we saw the introduction of the Government’s much heralded immigration skills charge. The charge is in essence a penalty fee payable by Tier 2 sponsors for relying on non-resident rather than local workers.
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Bid to object to transfer fails because TUPE did not apply
22 September 2017The High Court has considered an employee’s attempt to escape a lengthy period of garden leave by objecting to a TUPE transfer when his employer was going through a change in ownership. This was a creative attempt by the employee to avoid his contractual notice obligations, but he ultimately failed due to the lack of one key ingredient - a TUPE transfer.
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Continuous service for notice pay preserved on transfer
22 September 2017The European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has considered an interesting TUPE issue concerning continuous service, arising in a case referred by the Swedish Labour Court.
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Mansplaining, micro-inequities and managers
21 September 2017Over the years, awareness of discrimination has increased significantly. Almost everyone will (hopefully) be able to spot direct discrimination when they see it. For example, subjecting a gay worker to homophobic abuse, sacking a woman as soon as she announces her pregnancy, or telling a Muslim colleague that her hijab “made her look like a terrorist” (as was alleged in a recent Employment Tribunal claim).
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Karish Andrews writes for SportCal: The Neymar Transfer a watershed moment for football
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21 September 2017Sports Business Group Partner, Karish Andrews has written an article for SportCal which discusses the recent transfer of Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior from Barcelona to Paris St-Germain, and the impact of this transfer on the wider football economy.
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Fergus Payne writes for Accountancy Age: The great professional services shake-up
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21 September 2017Corporate Partner, Fergus Payne has written an article for Accountancy Age which discusses how accountancy has now moved one step closer to becoming a formal piece of the legal services furniture, following the expansion of myriad non-legal firms into the sector.
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Taxation of termination payments updated legislation published
19 September 2017The Government proposes to make a number of changes to the tax and national insurance (“NI”) treatment of termination payments.
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Lewis Silkin comments for LexisNexis: 'European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017 passes second reading amid concerns over delegated powers'
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18 September 2017Lewis Silkin has commented in an article for LexisNexis following the recent passing of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017 in the House of Commons last week. The article raises concerns about the Bill, particularly regarding the proposed use of delegated legislative powers, the approach to devolution, and questions regarding the continued application of EU rights and legal principles in the UK.
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Lewis Silkin advises Next Fifteen Group on the acquisition of Elvis Communications Limited
Deal
15 September 2017Lewis Silkin, a leading international law firm to creative agencies, has advised Next Fifteen Group (Next 15), the AIM-listed digital communications group, on its acquisition of Elvis Communications Limited. This deal, worth £5.5 million, marks the third Next 15 acquisition this year alone on which the Lewis Silkin team has advised.
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Andrew Osborne comments for Bloomberg: Premier League Fights to Retain Playing Talent After Brexit
15 September 2017Andrew Osborne has commented in an article for Bloomberg which discusses the affect of Brexit on the Premier League retaining and attracting foreign players.
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The Times' Lawyer of the Week: Adam Glass
14 September 2017We are delighted that litigation Partner, Adam Glass has been named as The Lawyer of the Week by the The Times.
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Adam Glass comments for The Global Legal Post: 'Bell Pottinger goes into administration'
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13 September 2017Adam Glass, Litigation Partner, who advised the PRCA in relation to the Bell Pottinger investigation, has commented in an article for The Global Legal Post which reports on the recent announcement that PR firm Bell Pottinger has gone into administration.
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Competition watchdog’s open letter to the creative industries
12 September 2017The UK’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has published an open letter to the creative industries on competition law. The letter reminds businesses that certain conduct that undermines competition in those industries is illegal.
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Joanna Hunt comments for Lexis Nexis: "UK’s responsibility to solve Northern Ireland Brexit headache—EU"
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11 September 2017Joanna Hunt has commented in an article for LexisNexis which discusses the UK's responsibility to find ‘flexible and imaginative’ solutions to overcome the challenges for the island of Ireland.
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Yahoo! We’re watching you… Monitoring employee communications
06 September 2017Monitoring an employee’s personal correspondence at work was a breach of human rights, according to a new ruling by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (“ECtHR”). This reverses the ECtHR’s previous judgment in the same case in January 2016.
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Uber’s worker status appeal rejected
05 September 2017The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has upheld the decision of an Employment Tribunal (“ET”) that drivers engaged by Uber are “workers” rather than independent contractors.
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Retail workers comparable to distribution centre workers for equal pay claim
05 September 2017The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has ruled that individuals working in Asda’s retail stores can compare themselves with distribution centre workers in claims for equal pay.
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Laura Farnsworth writes for WeAreTheCity: Challenges and priorities of maternity leave
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05 September 2017Employment Partner, Laura Farnsworth has written an article for WeAreTheCity which discusses the challenges and priorities for female lawyers returning back to work from maternity leave.