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FAQs on holiday for workers with irregular working patterns
21 September 2022Calculating holiday entitlement and pay for workers with non-standard working patterns has always been a headache. But a recent Supreme Court ruling makes this topic even more difficult. As more employers start to review their arrangements, we’ve tried to answer the main questions.
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Reversal of NICs rate increase
22 September 2022In line with one of the key promises made by Liz Truss during her Conservative party leadership campaign, the Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, has announced that the April 1.25% increase in NICs will be reversed from 6 November 2022.
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Web3 Fundraising
22 September 2022Web 3.0 and the metaverse are hot destinations for venture capital, but do traditional company structures and fundraising models work on this new frontier?
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IR35 changes reversed from April 2023
23 September 2022During her Conservative party leadership campaign, Liz Truss repeatedly pledged to cut taxes, enable a small business revolution and reduce red tape for all businesses, including reviewing IR35. This morning’s announcement that the IR35 reforms will be repealed from 6 April 2023 sees this pledge being put into action.
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Work in the Metaverse
26 September 2022With remote working becoming the ‘new norm’, attention now turns to the future of work 3.0 – work in the Metaverse.
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Sponsorship of workers in the UK
28 September 2022Due to the current low unemployment rate in the UK and the effects of Brexit on movement of workers, more employers are applying for or holding sponsor licences to recruit workers from abroad.The benefits of holding one or more sponsor licences can be substantial.
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Hong Kong HR Breakfast Club
06 October 2022Implied term of anti-avoidance in an employment contract – What employers should know
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Lewis Silkin has advised the shareholders of Copper Consultancy on an agreement with RSK
10 October 2022Lewis Silkin has advised the shareholders of specialist infrastructure communications firm, Copper Consultancy (“Copper”), on an agreement with RSK Group.
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Lewis Silkin expands IP team with mechanics patent specialist
10 October 2022Lewis Silkin LLP announces the appointment of Jonathan Higgs as a Legal Director in its Intellectual Property (IP) team.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Sideshow Group on the acquisition of Nomensa
17 October 2022Lewis Silkin has advised its longstanding client, Sideshow Group, on the acquisition of strategic experience design agency Nomensa.
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Consultation must start early where a pool of one is inevitable
19 October 2022The EAT has ruled that it was unfair to dismiss an employee for redundancy when the employer chose a single selection criterion that inevitably led to a pool of one and did not consult about this beforehand. Consultation had started too late to impact the outcome.
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Ismail Hossain wins Lewis Silkin student essay competition
19 October 2022We are delighted to announce that Ismail Hossain, a year 13 student at Blackburn College, is the first winner of the Lewis Silkin annual student essay competition.
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Home Office announces Autumn updates to Immigration Rules
24 October 2022On 18 October 2022 the Home Office published its Autumn Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules. The statement includes various reforms of interest to businesses. Notably, however, the new Rules do not include the proposed expansion of the Innovator route to partially address the gap left by the closure of the Tier 1 (Investor) route in February 2022.
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Lewis Silkin has advised the shareholders of Lola Post Production on its sale to Milk VFX
24 October 2022Lewis Silkin has advised BAFTA Award-winning visual effects company Lola Post Production on its sale to fellow studio Milk VFX.
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Bill to mandate minimum service levels during transport strikes published
25 October 2022Against a backdrop of prolonged national rail strikes, the government has proposed a complex new legal framework to ensure minimum service levels are maintained on transport services during industrial action.
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Restrictive covenants
26 October 2022In this article we explore restrictive covenants, what they are, their enforceability and their use in M&A deals in the advertising and marketing industry.
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Tax issues on earn-outs
26 October 2022Earn-outs are an extremely popular method of pricing businesses in the advertising and marketing sector.
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Earn-outs
26 October 2022In this article we explore so called “earn-out” deals: what they are; why they are used in private M&A transactions in the advertising and marketing industry; and some of the issues that they pose for both buyers and sellers.
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Hybrid working arrangements
26 October 2022Long-term remote working arrangements have become increasingly common.
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities
03 November 2022Did you know that 1 in 5 of us will be affected by disability at some point in our lives?