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HMRC seeks compliance and enforcement powers for coronavirus support schemes
04 June 2020The government is consulting on draft legislation to ensure that coronavirus business support grants are subject to tax, and to give HM Revenue & Customs new powers to ensure fair play by preventing non-compliance and abuse of the relevant schemes.
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Lawyers in lockdown stories from the frontline - Lucy Lewis comments for The Law Society Gazette
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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Survey raises question on whether sponsors may be missing reporting duties
09 June 2020We recently conducted an employer survey which revealed that only 10% of respondents had made reports on sponsored workers’ conditions changing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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EU plans changes to e-commerce and competition law
10 June 2020We recently reported on the ASAI's publication of its annual report, in which it said that at a time when online shopping and digital commerce are experiencing exponential growth and have played a key role during the pandemic, it wants digital platforms to engage significantly from both compliance and funding perspectives.
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New quarantine rules cause confusion for cross-border workers
10 June 2020New rules require most international travellers arriving in the UK from 8 June 2020 to self-isolate for 14 days. There is an exemption for cross-border workers, however how this works in practice is not straight-forward.
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Race discrimination complaints in the workplace and how to address them
11 June 2020With Black Lives Matter protests taking place across the UK and around the world, many businesses have been publicly stating their commitment to equality and the BLM movement. But what happens when the experience of current or former BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) employees is alleged not to live up to that standard?
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UK immigration and COVID-19 beyond the lockdown
16 June 2020UK visa processing is slowly starting to resume this month, but it is not yet business as usual. There are still many things that employers and applicants need to monitor, and potential pitfalls to avoid.
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Lewis Silkin heads legal think tank on planning changes
17 June 2020Following the COVID19 outbreak, The Law Society wrote to the Minister of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) with a list of proposed recommendations to assist with planning during the coronavirus pandemic.
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ICO releases guidance for employers on workplace testing
22 June 2020The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released new guidance on workplace testing which sets out the data protection considerations for employers carrying out tests for Covid-19 symptoms on workers returning to work.
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Intelligent procurement of AI solutions
24 June 2020The use of artificial intelligence in commerce, especially online commerce, is fast gaining traction, and sometimes in a manner that is not so visible to consumers or other purchasers.
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Dealing with redundancy in Hong Kong Kathryn Weaver comments for South China Morning Post
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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Managing your business and employees in Hong Kong during COVID-19
25 June 2020A conversation with Catherine Leung, a partner at Lewis Silkin Hong Kong, on the current employment landscape and how COVID-19 has affected employers in the city.
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Interpreting trade union rules
25 June 2020A union did not breach its rules by commencing proceedings against a member after an apparent time limit had expired, the Court of Appeal has ruled, in a judgement illustrating the difficulty of asserting technical infringements of union rulebooks.
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New advisory body for Scottish consumers
25 June 2020If you sell goods or services to consumers in Scotland, take note as the Consumer Scotland Act 2020 has received Royal Assent.
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Lewis Silkin advises Be Heard Group PLC Management on their takeover offer from MSQ Partners Ltd
25 June 2020Be Heard Group PLC has agreed to a GBP6.2 million takeover offer by marketing communications group MSQ Partners Ltd, in a deal which makes the group better placed to win more and larger clients both within the United Kingdom and internationally, particularly in North America and Southeast Asia.
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Legal basis of flexible furlough scheme published
26 June 2020The government has published an updated Treasury Direction which sets out the legal framework for the changes to the furlough scheme that come into effect on 1 July.
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Crucial question mark over furlough and notice
30 June 2020UPDATE: Since this article was published, the HMRC customer helpline has confirmed to us by telephone (on 2 July 2020) that employers can continue to use the scheme during both redundancy consultation and notice periods (while pointing out that the grant cannot be used for redundancy pay). This is, however, not a legally binding view and there is no written confirmation of it.
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Financial support for self-employed extended in line with employee furlough scheme
01 July 2020The government’s Coronavirus Self-Employment Income Support Scheme has been extended to provide a second three-month grant, for self-employed individuals affected by coronavirus after 13 July 2020.
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UK Contact Tracing App Switches Approach
01 July 2020Following our April article ‘Is the use of contact tracing apps the answer for organisations to get out of lockdown?’ regarding contact tracing apps generally, and the NHS' plans to release the NHSX app based on a centralised data-matching approach, it has now been announced that the UK's app will adopt a decentralised model based on technology developed and provided by Apple and Google.
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NHS Test and Trace data in the hospitality and retail sector
06 July 2020Hoorah! Over the weekend, pubs (along with other equally exciting venues) have begun to re-open!