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A&M Webinar: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), and Diversity & Inclusion – now an integral aspect of investment and M&A in the sector?
06 October 2021
ESG issues, and diversity, are often cited by financial investors as key areas of focus when considering an investment. In fact, there are several funds that only invest in companies that can prove their ESG standards.
Managing an International Workforce conference
16 June 2021
We’re moving our market leading Managing an International Workforce conference, attended each year by over 300 delegates from around the world, from February to June next year.
A&M Webinar: Calling out, cancel culture and censure
19 May 2021
This webinar will consider the strategies and pros and cons of any available legal remedies in dealing with online public accusations and the ensuing reputational damage to individuals and businesses, often from anonymous posters.
APAC: Round up of employment law
13 May 2021
We’ll look at the latest developments in employment law across the Asia Pacific region as well as looking to what’s on the horizon for the year ahead.
A&M Webinar: Ambush ahead of the Tokyo Olympics 2020
21 April 2021
With the approach of the Tokyo 2021 Olympic and Paralympic Games we’ll get you up to speed on the do’s and don’ts of marketing in connection with the Games, understand what is meant by ‘ambush marketing’, when Olympic themed advertising will infringe legal rights and the impact of the new rules relating to the use of Olympians by their personal sponsors.
EMEA roundtable
18 March 2021
Our virtual roundtable gives practitioners with EMEA wide responsibilities the opportunity to discuss and share views on hot topics, with input from our Ius Laboris colleagues.
Employment Law Academy
15 March 2021
Do you wish you had more time to focus on developments in employment law? Do you want to refresh your knowledge in core areas, or enhance the skills of members of your team? Would you like to learn in a practical way from specialist employment lawyers and your fellow HR professionals?
Online Immigration Law Academy: 8 and 9 March 2021
08 March 2021
With free movement now at an end and the new Points-Based Immigration System live for both EEA/Swiss nationals as well as nationals from the rest of the world, it is important that HR teams are up to speed on the changes to business immigration. As there have been so many developments, training on the new system is vitally important and our popular Immigration Law Academy is designed with this purpose in mind. This will be delivered online via Webex as a set of two sessions.
A&M Webinar: Flexible working and the modern office: How times have changed
23 February 2021
With more and more companies introducing flexible working policies and remote working becoming ever more common, we discuss both the possibilities and the pitfalls to avoid and how the physical office plays a central role in creating a sense of collegiality, cohesion and culture both in and outside of the workplace.
Advertising Law and Regulation: Year in Review 2021
05 February 2021
In this webinar, Brinsley Dresden, Partner and Head of Advertising Law at Lewis Silkin will back at some of the key developments in advertising law and regulation from 2020 and look forward to some of the changes that are anticipated for 2021.
The world of employment law: a year in review
04 February 2021
Despite not being able to gather in person for our 17th annual Managing an International Workforce conference, we will still be presenting our highly rated annual round up of key developments in global employment law in a virtual format on 4 February.
Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD) – what do UK and EU companies need to know?
28 January 2021
Following a year of confusion and uncertainty about when it would come into force, in September 2020 Brazil’s LGPD officially came into effect. The LGPD is Brazil’s first comprehensive data law and it regulates the use and processing of all personal data.
The Average is Always Wrong: Put data at the heart of your brand in 2021
27 January 2021
Lewis Silkin are joined by experienced CEO and CMO Ian Shepherd, to discuss powerful change programmes business leaders can enact in their business right now, to reap the rewards of simple but sophisticated uses of data.
Online Immigration Law Academy: 25 and 26 January 2021
26 January 2021
With the end of free movement and the roll-out of the new Points-Based Immigration System from 1 December 2020, it is important that HR teams feel prepared for the challenges that lie ahead. With so much change on the horizon, training on the new system is vitally important and our popular Immigration Law Academy is designed with this purpose in mind. To meet demand following our sold-out November academy, we have added a new date in January 2021. This will be delivered online via Webex as a set of two sessions.
Siobhra Rush discusses Irelands’ first National Remote Work Strategy on Classis Hits Radio Ireland
25 January 2021
New laws allowing employees to “work from home” will change working life forever. The Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has published Ireland’s first National Remote Work Strategy to make this a permanent option for life after Covid. So can your employer refuse a request to work from home? Trina Mara speaks to Síobhra Rush.
Skilled Worker visa provides new options for foreign workers
22 January 2021
Under the new immigration system launched on 1 December 2020, the Skilled Worker route has replaced Tier 2 (General). Benefits for employers include fewer restrictions on switching into the Skilled Worker visa from within the UK; lowering the skills threshold to RQF Level 3; reduced salary thresholds and removal of the Resident Labour Market Test. We discuss the impact of these changes below, as well as some of the considerations for settlement.
IR35 reforms and international issues
21 January 2021
The new IR35 rules create some particularly complex issues where a contractor is based outside the UK. This article looks at some of the frequently asked questions.
Accent discrimination, codeswitching and the Equality Act
21 January 2021
A recent French law has banned discrimination against someone because of their regional accent. This article examines the UK legal position in relation to accent discrimination and goes on to consider the related issue of “codeswitching” and its potential negative impacts.
Covid-19 – can employers in Hong Kong require their employees to be tested and vaccinated?
21 January 2021
With a vaccination against coronavirus being rolled out in Hong Kong shortly, many employers in will understandably be eager to have their employees vaccinated in the hope of their workplace returning to some form of normality. This article explores some of the legal issues.
Retail networks and multichannel strategy: Is yours fit for purpose?
21 January 2021
Retail networks and multichannel strategy: Is yours fit for purpose? In discussion with L.E.K. Consulting & law firm, Lewis Silkin