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Operation resilience: what is it and why does it matter?
21 June 2022Operational resilience is the ability of firms and the financial sector as a whole to prevent, adapt, respond to, recover and learn from operational disruptions. That is, operational disruptions to important business services. This is separate from, but should be complementary to and work together with, firms’ business continuity planning and outsourcing arrangements.
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Shared parental leave
Inbrief
21 June 2022The system of shared parental leave gives parents flexibility to decide how they want to share care for their child in the first year. Guidance is available for employers and employees from the government and Acas, explaining how the shared parental leave regime is intended to work.
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Redundancy
Inbrief
21 June 2022This Inbrief looks at how employers can minimise the risk of legal claims when dismissing employees by reason of redundancy. The starting point is making sure that there is a genuine redundancy situation. The crucial thing then is to follow a reasonable procedure, including consulting the affected employees, applying a fair selection process and considering alternative employment. Finally, those dismissed should be given their correct redundancy pay.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Breed Reply Investments on the sale of Senseye to Siemens
Deal
20 June 2022Lewis Silkin has advised Breed Reply Investments on the sale of Senseye to Siemens.
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Lewis Silkin advises Next Fifteen Communications Group’s subsidiary, Agent3, on the acquisition of I T Telemarketing Services Limited
Deal
20 June 2022Lewis Silkin advises Next Fifteen’s subsidiary, Agent3, on its acquisition of the entire issued share capital of I T Telemarketing Services Limited (“ITTS”).
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Updated Comparative Table of employment law developments in Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
20 June 2022Do you need to stay up to date with current and proposed employment law developments across Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland? If so, our updated Comparative Table, prepared in conjunction with Legal Island, will be a handy reference guide.
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Employment law across the globe - what's happened and what's coming up?
20 June 2022Our round-up of key developments in employment law since our last conference in February 2021.
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Managing your international M&A –Top Ten Questions
20 June 2022In international mergers and acquisitions (M&A) navigating the legal requirements and ramifications of the deal can be tricky. This article sets out the top ten questions that sellers and buyers need to consider in relation to employment law in global M&A transactions. We also offer some insights and tips on how to get the deal done.
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Diversity monitoring: what to collect and how to comply with the law
20 June 2022To improve the diversity of your workforce, you need to measure it, and this means collecting and monitoring data. But what questions should you ask employees about their individual characteristics and how can you handle that information lawfully? This article takes an in-depth look at these questions.
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Getting signed off: a system becoming more fit for purpose?
17 June 2022An announcement this week has introduced new flexibility in relation to fit notes. From 1 July a wider group of healthcare professionals will be able to issue fit notes, which will potentially make the process both easier and more effective. We examine what was behind this change and what it might mean for the ever-challenging task of managing sickness absence in the workplace.
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ASA crypto crackdown: Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments for City A.M.
17 June 2022ASA crypto crackdown – is it regulation by the back door?
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Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments on greenwashing for The Financial Times
17 June 2022Does the consumer world need to tone down the green talk, for its own good?
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Kathryn Weaver and Karen Baxter ranked in list of top 50 leading female employment law partners in the world by International Employment Lawyer
Press
17 June 2022We are delighted to announce that Kathryn Weaver and Karen Baxter have been selected by International Employment Lawyer’s Women Leaders thought-leadership survey.
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Ads & Brands Law Digest: June 2022
16 June 2022Welcome to the June 2022 edition of our Digest, covering legal and regulatory developments from the last few weeks relevant to advertising, marketing and brand-owning businesses. As usual, for each item we provide a succinct summary accompanied by a link to the full text of the relevant official source or our own report.
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Will the government repeal the ban on agencies supplying workers to fill in during strikes?
16 June 2022Transport secretary Grant Shapps hit the headlines this week when he announced that the government is considering legal changes to allow agencies to supply workers to fill in for striking staff. This is in response to planned strikes across the rail network next week.
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Bullying and harassment
Inbrief
15 June 2022Dignity at work has become increasingly recognised as an important issue for employers to address. Taking action to prevent bullying and harassment at work can be crucial in avoiding increased levels of stress and absenteeism, low staff morale, high turnover and decreased productivity.
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Managing conflicts of interest in asset management: key takeaways from recent FCA fines
15 June 2022On 30 March 2022 the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) published final notices against GAM International Management Ltd (“GAM”) and Timothy Haywood, a former fund manager for GAM, in connection with failures to manage conflicts of interest arising from dealings with Greensill Capital (UK) Limited. The fines, equalling £9,103,523 and £230,037 respectively, should serve as a warning to asset managers on the importance of adequately dealing with conflicts of interest and emphasise the necessity in having a robust framework in place to identify and manage any such conflicts.
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Tom Heys comments for Employee Benefits: Why employers need to think about ethnicity and gender pay gaps
15 June 2022Gender pay gap reporting has successfully increased focus on one aspect of diversity, with high levels of compliance.
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Government certifies first digital right to work check provider
13 June 2022On 6 June 2022 the first certified digital identity service provider (IDSP) was announced by the UK Government. This means more employers may now choose to roll out digital right to work checks for holders of valid UK and Irish passports (including Irish passport cards).
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Lewis Silkin named winner of Accentures Outside Counsel Diversity Award
13 June 2022Awards recognise law firms leading the way on diversity and inclusion, with Lewis Silkin’s solicitor apprenticeship programme highlighted