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Protection from employee competition in the new normal - Carla Feakins and David Samuels comment for HR Magazine
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11 August 2020As lockdown is winding down and the economy is restarting, employers should be on the lookout for unlawful employee competition activity. Carla Feakins and David Samuels explain further in this article for HR Magazine.
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What is the benefit to employers of voluntarily submitting a gender pay report? Tom Heys comments for Employee Benefits
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04 August 2020On 24 March 2020, the government announced that gender pay gap reporting obligations would be suspended. Despite the announcement over 2500 employers have gone on to publish their data, why have so many employers chosen to voluntarily report their figures? Tom Heys investigates in this article for Employee Benefits
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Consulting with furloughed employees about redundancies and changing terms: Colin Leckey and David Hopper write for Employment Law Journal
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31 July 2020Colin Leckey and David Hopper explore the challenges of consulting remotely and holding remote elections for employee representatives when staff are on furlough or working from home.
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Key legal considerations for returning to the office from 1 August: Colin Leckey and Helen Coombes write for HRZone
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31 July 2020With government guidance on working from home set to change from the beginning of August, Colin Leckey and Helen Coombes share their thoughts on the likelihood of a grand office reopening across the UK.
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Can I “work from home” in another country? Rosie Moore, Colin Leckey, Catherine Hayes, Catherine Leung and Katy Lee write for Lawyer Monthly
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31 July 2020COVID-19 is causing many employees to ask if they can work from ‘home’ for an extended period in an overseas country, for example, because it is their home nation, or their family is based there.
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Blanket return to offices ‘risky strategy’, say lawyers: Colin Leckey and Helen Coombes comment for British Safety Council
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27 July 2020Desk-based workers should return to offices from 1 August, as long as it is safe to do so, but employers who open their doors should be wary.
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Employees could be caught by aggressive recruitment tactics: Roberta Pasemko and David Samuels comment for Executive Grapevine
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20 July 2020While some businesses have announced mass redundancies and furloughed high numbers of staff, other employers have started to use this uncertain period as a time to pounce on top talent.
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Multinationals gear up following Hong Kong BNO announcement: Kathryn Weaver and Naomi Hanrahan-Soar comment for Law.Com International
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17 July 2020A new immigration scheme that could give up to three million Hong Kong residents a path to British citizenship has piqued the interest of both corporate and private clients.
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Could Black Lives Matter speed up the introduction of ethnicity pay reporting? Rachel Ward and Tom Heys write for People Management
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14 July 2020Rachel Ward and Tom Heys explore whether the renewed pressure to remove societal injustice faced by BAME people could finally mean clarity on this area of legislation.
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CJRS amendment creates redundancy confusion: Lucy Lewis comments for HR Magazine
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08 July 2020A new amendment added to the Treasury’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) direction has created further confusion and potential worries for employers with workers on furlough.
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How are employers continuing to deal with Covid-19? James Davies and Amy Cooper write for Employee Benefits
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08 July 2020The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) crisis presents businesses with multiple challenges, including how to continue to get the best out of their workforce while keeping them safe.
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Employment law issues in Hong Kong following Covid-19 – Catherine Leung speaks to Hong Kong Economic Times
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07 July 2020In an article in the Hong Kong Economic Times, Catherine Leung discusses measures employers are taking in Hong Kong to reduce business costs aside from redundancies and the adoption of permanent working from home policies post Covid-19.
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A Hong Kong legal perspective: The cost of ignoring employees’ mental health - Kathryn Weaver speaks to Human Resources Online
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02 July 2020Kathryn Weaver speaks to Human Resources Online on how employers can manage the mental wellbeing of their employees returning to the office in Hong Kong after months of lockdown isolation.
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Dealing with redundancy in Hong Kong: Kathryn Weaver comments for South China Morning Post
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24 June 2020In an article in Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post (SMCP), Kathryn Weaver discusses trends by employers in Hong Kong in dealing with redundancies as well as a redundancy checklist for employees to discuss with their employer should they feel redundancy is on the horzon.
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Transforming firm culture: Emma Richardson writes for The Law Society Gazette
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24 June 2020The International Bar Association’s May 2019 report 'Us Too' showed what many of us suspected – that sadly, there is a widespread culture of bullying and harassment in parts of the legal profession.
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How Covid-19 has messed up gender pay gap statistics: Tom Heys writes for Compliance & Risk Journal
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11 June 2020The current pandemic will affect employers obligations to report on their gender pay gap, which came into force in the UK in 2017, in a number of ways. Tom Heys explains the impact of Covid-19 on these obligations, highlighting the practical issues involved and how employers can tackle them.
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Lawyers in lockdown stories from the frontline - Lucy Lewis comments for The Law Society Gazette
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05 June 2020Law Society women lawyers division member and Partner at Lewis Silkin, Lucy Lewis features as one of the lawyers explaining their findings of life in lockdown.
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Immigration bill barring EU nationals accused of hypocrisy: Naomi Hanrahan-Soar comments for HR Magazine
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22 May 2020In this article for HR Magazine, Naomi Hanrahan-Soar comments on how the government’s immigration bill can be seen as hypocritical for its proposal to end ‘unskilled’ immigration in December, ignoring the fact that many low-earning key workers are EU nationals.
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Worried that furloughing or redundancy could affect your visa? Here’s what you need to know: Joanna Hunt writes for Free Movement
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21 May 2020With the UK still reeling from COVID-19, a mega recession looms. The statistics are sobering; 8 million workers on the government furlough scheme, 2.6 million claims for Universal Credit since the lockdown began and the economy already suffering its biggest contraction since the financial crash in 2008. The economic outlook is ominous and workers fear that a significant rise in unemployment is on the cards.
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What happens to furloughed workers when the government scheme ends? Lucy Lewis comments for The Independent
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11 May 2020The coronavirus outbreak has not only caused thousands of deaths around the world but has caused untold damage to the economy: on 7 May the Bank of England warned the pandemic will push the UK economy towards its deepest recession on record.