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Employment lawyers react to Labour's zero-hour proposals

07 April 2015

Colin Leckey has been quoted in HR Magazine on Labour's recent zero-hour proposals.

There are bigger employment issues than zero-hours contracts

07 April 2015

Colin Leckey comments in an article by Solicitors Journal on the recent Labour zero-hours proposals.

Zero hours contracts: A godsend for high-flying professionals

20 May 2015

Helen Samuel, Senior Lawyer with lewissilkinhouse - our specialist resourcing service - has written an article for City AM on the benefits of zero hours contracts for high-flying professionals.

Zero-hours contracts – exclusivity ban now in force

27 May 2015

The new government has finally implemented the long-heralded ban on exclusivity clauses in zero-hours contracts. This has been a hot topic for many months, with all of the major political parties including plans to tackle the widespread use of such contracts in their election manifestos.

Zero-hours contracts criticised for benefiting business, not staff

09 September 2016

Partner, Laura Farnsworth has commented in an article for HR Magazine which discusses the use of Zero-hours contracts in businesses.

What you need to know about zero-hours contracts

23 November 2016

Michael Burd and James Davies write in Management Today... Almost one million workers in the UK don't have guaranteed hours.

Lewissilkinhouse mentioned in The Telegraph - Zero-hours contracts: what should employers think about?

15 May 2017

Lewissilkinhouse, the firm's flexible resourcing service, has been mentioned in The Telegraph in an article that discusses Zero-hour contracts and the benefits that flexible working can bring to businesses.

Zero Hours Contracts in Hospitality

13 June 2017

Laura Farnsworth has written an article for The Caterer, Licensee & Hotelier (CLH) which discusses the use of zero hour contracts in the hospitality industry.

Lewis Silkin advises 3 Monkeys on sale to Zeno Group

17 February 2016

Lewis Silkin has advised 3 Monkeys Communications Limited, one of the UK's biggest independent PR agencies, on its sale to global consultancy network Zeno Group, the sister agency of Edelman.

Future of Sport: Recast and the future of sports media rights (with Andy Meikle and Rob Zeko)

04 October 2021

In this episode, our host JJ Shaw is joined by Andy Meikle (CEO & Founder of Recast) and Rob Zeko (Chief Commercial Office of Recast).

New Zealand brings in miscarriage leave – what is the UK position?

31 March 2021

New Zealand has voted to give mothers and their partners three days of paid bereavement leave after a miscarriage. This article looks at the UK legal position and what employers can do to support employees experiencing miscarriage.

See Yule in court?

16 December 2020

Santa deserves some presents for Christmas too. Here’s our own offering - some timely advice on how UK employment laws might impact his business…

YouTube stars coming to the fore in branded content

08 August 2013

In an article for Marketing Week, Philip Hughes discusses how brands working with video stars are now benefiting from the lack of focus from regulators in the vlogger and user-generated content areas.

Big yourself up

17 May 2013

In an article for Building magazine, Alex Kelham discusses a government initiative that allows suppliers of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to promote certain work they undertook.

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

Part 4 - How to protect your IP and ideas and encourage a smooth investment process

IP is central to your business and to your valuation, and it is one of the main things investors will look at during due diligence. This Part 4 in our series looks at how you can make sure you have all your IP securely within your company, and therefore avoid any doubts or questions being raised that could affect your valuation.

Are you ready for the uptick in your business? 5 minute short reads for scaling companies.

Business has changed significantly in the revised reality - are you prepared? At this time of changing risk and changing ways of doing business, now is an ideal moment to review your Terms of Business and customer contracts, your liability and risk, and your IP and compliance position - all in readiness for doing business with larger customers at larger volumes. And to help you to look great to investors!

Part 5 - Basic GDPR compliance bearing in mind you are likely to be processing your customer's data (coming soon)

Coming soon.

Brexit: Your IP Questions Answered

The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, and a post-Brexit Trade Agreement was finally struck on Christmas Eve, but the important Brexit changes affecting the owners of registered IP rights took effect from 11pm GMT on 31 December 2020.

ESG – Environmental: What are the environmental impacts of your business and what are your opportunities for improvement?

Climate change has dominated headlines for the past decade and all organisations are under a collective pressure to help slow the rate of change. The acceleration has been driven by heightened social, governmental, and consumer attention on the broader impact of organisations.