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Lewis Silkin receives tier 1 ranking in Legal 500 UK 2022 for Employment, M&A and Media and Entertainment
Press
01 October 2021Lewis Silkin continues to receive strong recognition in the latest Legal 500 UK guide released yesterday, earning 67 individual lawyer and practice rankings – of which 7 are top tier practice rankings, 3 were new entries and 7 were improvements on last year.
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Carers to have the right to one week of unpaid leave
30 September 2021The government has confirmed that carers will have a new right to one week of unpaid leave each year to carry out caring responsibilities. Any employees hoping to exercise the right soon will, however, be disappointed that legislation will only be introduced when “parliamentary time allows”.
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Tips to be paid to staff in full under latest plans for legislation
29 September 2021The government has announced plans to overhaul tipping practices so that all tips are paid to staff without deductions.
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International approaches to Covid-19 retention and wage subsidy schemes 2021
29 September 2021Last year in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic Governments across the world introduced arrangements equivalent to the UK’s furlough scheme, aiming to support businesses in retaining employees by subsidising all or some of their salary. We have conducted a follow up survey which reveals significant differences between the remaining schemes still offered, with some schemes already terminated, a variation in subsidised amounts and replacement schemes being introduced.
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Remuneration regime: consultation on material risk takers
29 September 2021The Prudential Regulation Authority is consulting on changes to the identification of material risk takers for banks, building societies and PRA-designated investment firms
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Climate emergency, work and employment law
29 September 2021This article explores how the climate emergency may shape future employment law and practice and looks at some early developments and trends.
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Carrying out adjusted right to work checks up to 5 April 2022
27 September 2021Under the Home Office’s current guidance for right to work checks (RTW), it is possible to conduct a fully compliant initial or follow-up RTW without seeing the individual face-to-face. To cover practical difficulties arising during the COVID-19 pandemic, mainly where the checker cannot easily gain access to original documents required for a manual RTW, the Home Office has instituted a temporary adjusted procedure.
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International Sportsperson visa route announced
24 September 2021The latest Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules includes a new International Sportsperson visa route for professional athletes coming to work in the UK. The route will launch from 9 am on 11 October 2021.
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Government consults on flexible working rights
23 September 2021The government has released its long-awaited proposals for strengthening flexible working rights, but they do not amount to radical reform.
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IR35 compliance checks: are your ducks in a row?
23 September 2021Nearly six months on from the introduction of a new IR35 regime in the private sector, HMRC has started IR35 compliance checks in both the financial services and the oil and gas sectors.
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Employers adopt value-driven employment policies in the wake of the pandemic
22 September 2021We carried out a survey of in-house employment lawyers to explore the employment policy landscape in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. This article sums up our key findings.
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Is Ireland the GDPR bottleneck paralysing enforcement in Europe?
22 September 2021In its recent report entitled “Europe’s Enforcement Paralysis” (Report), the ICCL looks at the overall enforcement capacity of European data protection authorities in cross-border cases. It paints a gloomy picture, highlighting several glaring issues
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Gender pay gap reporting: 9 common mistakes made by employers
22 September 2021Did you make any of these mistakes?
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Ethnicity pay gap reporting: Government’s debate response will frustrate employers
22 September 2021A petition on ethnicity pay gap reporting registered over 130,000 signatures last year, requiring that the issue be debated in Parliament. Over one year later, the debate has finally happened.
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Lewis Silkin launches Cube by Lewis Silkin to support the UK's startup community
22 September 2021Lewis Silkin has announced the launch of Cube by Lewis Silkin, the firm’s new offering tailored to meet the needs of founders, startups, and investors and help them navigate the unique legal challenges of high-growth potential businesses face.
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UK employers grapple with vaccine policies: Lucy Lewis comments for The Financial Times
Press
22 September 2021Employers in the UK have been warned by legal advisers that requiring staff to be vaccinated against Covid may prove problematic, as offices start to fill up again after the easing of pandemic restrictions.
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Protecting your business where employees are in short supply
21 September 2021This article summarises some steps you can take to protect your business as recruitment and retention become more challenging.
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US/UK M&A: Miscellaneous/common issues
21 September 2021In our final instalment of our US/UK M&A series we will explore some of the common issues in the M&A process and deal practice in the US and UK.
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US/UK M&A: Disclosure
21 September 2021The disclosure exercise against the warranties contained in the share purchase agreement (SPA) is a common element of an M&A transaction on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. In this article we will identify some of the different approaches taken in relation to disclosure in the UK and the US.
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US/UK M&A: Introduction
21 September 2021One of the constant themes of mid-market M&A in the UK is the significant activity generated by US-based buyers acquiring British targets. The US is, by some distance, the single largest holder of foreign direct investments (FDI) in the UK (holding over US$800bn), and those investments represent around 12% of total global US FDI holdings and around 25% of total US FDI in Europe. That translates into a constant stream of acquisition activity here in the UK by both corporate and financial buyers from the US seeking either to expand their access to transatlantic markets or to access British technology and products.