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The world of employment law: Pay and reward
02 March 2021Employer responsibilities in terms of fair pay and contributions towards taxes and company benefits have remained high on the agenda, despite a difficult year for business.
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Coronavirus vaccination - FAQs for employers
25 February 2021Employers are facing many difficult and untested employment law issues as the UK rolls out its Covid-19 vaccination programme. These FAQs cover whether an employer can make vaccination compulsory for its employees, alternatives to a mandatory requirement, time off for vaccine appointments, dealing with vaccine objectors, data privacy concerns and other issues.
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How to mitigate the risk of employment claims on return to work during Covid-19 – a table
25 February 2021Our table for employers sets out the practical steps to take in order to reduce the scope for claims from employees arising out of coming to work during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Coronavirus - FAQs for employers on working from home
25 February 2021As the new national lockdown comes into effect, these FAQs look at the various considerations that employers need to bear in mind in relation to employees working from home.
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Resourcing for 2021: Immediate options for employers
25 February 2021As we move away from crisis management towards adapting to economic uncertainty and the “new normal”, identifying the best approach to resourcing staff is a business-critical issue. This is the first of a three-part series exploring the resourcing challenges, opportunities and trends we expect to see in 2021.
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Gender pay gap reporting – six-month deadline extension announced
25 February 2021Employers must report their gender pay gap statistics relating to the “snapshot date” of 5 April 2020, but they now have until 4 October 2021 to do so following an extension of the deadline due to the impact of Covid-19.
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Lewis Silkin participate in Law Society LGBT+ podcast on bullying and harassment
25 February 2021Two members of Lewis Silkin’s Diversity Board discuss issues faced by the LGBT+ community.
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Coronavirus – FAQs on staffing decisions when reopening workplaces
25 February 2021Employers are facing many employment law issues as the guidance on working safely during the Covid-19 pandemic continues to evolve. These FAQs cover specific issues in relation to deciding which employees should stay at home and what happens if employees do not want to come to work.
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Coronavirus – FAQs on managing a safe return to work
25 February 2021Employers are facing many employment law issues as the guidance on working safely during the Covid-19 pandemic continues to evolve. These FAQs cover employers’ health and safety obligations, medical testing, contact tracing and adjusting hours and responsibilities.
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The world of employment law: Working parents and carers
23 February 2021Many countries are continuing to deal with calls for greater leave entitlements and flexibility for working parents and carers.
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Insist or incentivize? Companies are deciding whether to make vaccines mandatory: David Samuels comments for CNN
23 February 2021Companies are now being forced to answer a question that was until recently mostly hypothetical. Should they require their employees to get a coronavirus vaccine, or incentivize them to get the shot? David Samuels shared his insight in this article for CNN.
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Skilled Worker visa provides a shareholding solution for Tier 2 General migrants
22 February 2021Tier 2 General migrants must not have a shareholding of more than 10% in their limited company sponsor, however the Skilled Worker route does not include this restriction. So how can a Tier 2 General migrant take advantage of this change if they are offered a shareholding that would take them above the 10% threshold?
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Supreme Court confirms that Uber drivers are workers
22 February 2021The Supreme Court has unanimously decided that drivers engaged by Uber are workers rather than independent contractors. It also decided that drivers are working when they are signed into the Uber app and ready to work.
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팬데믹과 원격근무로의 근무패턴 전환
19 February 2021팬데믹으로 인해 전세계 오피스 기반 근로자들의 재택근무 비율이 대폭 증가했습니다. EU 기관인 *Eurofound 서베이에 따르면EU 회원국에 거주하는 근로자 1/3 이상이 팬데믹 기간중 전면 재택근무를 해왔습니다. 카리브 제도에 위치한 바베이도스는 경제회복의 일환으로 연소득 $50,000 이상 대상자에 한해 무비자로 12개월 체류 가능한 제도를 도입했는데, 영국에서 온가족이 바베이도스로 단기 이주해 휴양지에서 재택근무를 지속하는 사례가 언론에 보도되기도 했습니다.
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Trade union recognition
Inbrief
18 February 2021Trade unions exist to further the interests of their members and to help regulate their relations with their employers.
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The world of employment law: Diversity and inclusion
18 February 2021In the US, President Trump controversially issued Executive Order 13950 prohibiting federal contractors and federal grant recipients from conducting workplace diversity training that included certain concepts (such as that individuals bear responsibility for past discrimination by others).
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Coronavirus: 'No jab, no job' policies may be legal for new staff: David Samuels comments for BBC News
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18 February 2021David Samuels comments for the BBC News on whether companies can make Covid-19 vaccines in the workplace mandatory.
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The world of employment law: Zooming into the future – the employment law response to the huge shift in working patterns
17 February 2021As widely discussed, the pandemic has caused, or perhaps merely accelerated, a mass shift towards homeworking amongst office-based employees. A survey by Eurofound found that over a third of employees across the EU member states were working exclusively at home during the pandemic.
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UK companies look to make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory: James Davies comments for Financial Times
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17 February 2021British companies are looking to draw up “no jab, no job” contracts for employees, as the government admitted that it was “up to businesses” if they wanted workers or customers to hold coronavirus vaccination passports. James Davies shares his insight in this article.
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Posting employees to the EU, EEA or Switzerland? Don’t forget the social security position
15 February 2021In a welcome move last week, the EU notified the UK that all EU countries will apply the “detached workers” exception to UK employees who are temporarily seconded to work in the EU. Similarly the UK will apply the detached workers exception for EU employees who are temporarily seconded to work in the UK. This article reviews the latest position.