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Your Thoughts: Can Trump Ban Transgender from the US Military?

8th August 2017
Provoking the US LGBT community, President Trump recently announced that transgender people would no longer be permitted to serve in the country’s military. This leaves just 18 more nations around the world that do not discriminate against people entering the military based on gender identity. Of course the announcement was made via twitter, Trump’s go […]
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Google Staff Claim Gender Pay Gap ‘Down to Biology, Not Sexism’

8th August 2017
A male software engineer at Google has sparked quite a row from within the corporation. He allegedly sent an internal memo clarifying that gender pay gaps are not to be assumed as sexism. He has reportedly now been fired by Google for breaking the Code if Conduct. According to the Sun, he blames biological differences […]
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Waitress Fired Over a Stolen Piece of Lasagne

7th August 2017
While the title sounds incredibly bizarre, it’s absolutely true. A waitress at an exclusive London club has been fired after attempting to take home a piece of lasagne that would have been her free lunch but that she hadn’t eaten as there was no time to take her lunch. In what’s possibly one of the […]
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Are You Prepared for the New Gender Pay Gap Reporting Laws?

7th August 2017
It was announced in April 2017 that larger businesses would have to submit a governmental report, detailing the gender pay gaps that present in their company. The deadline for the first pay reports will have to be submitted by April 2018. Below, Gideon Schulman, a HR director at Pytronot, specialists in payroll solutions, explain how […]
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The Top 10 Richest Lawyers in the World

7th August 2017
In this Alux.com original video we're ranking the top 10 richest lawyers in the world based on their net worth. Top 15 with extra details here: http://www.alux.com/richest-lawyers/ Number 2 is actually 900 MILLION (not billion) - it was a typo! In order to have the most accurate top ten richest lawyers in the world video we […]
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Why is the US Running a 19th Century Voting System in a 21st Century World?

7th August 2017
Did Russia decisively influence the outcome of the 2016 race to the White House? If so, what is being done to halt future meddling by foreign governments? On this episode of Politicking, Matthew Cooke, in for Larry King, brings in Roderick Jones, cybersecurity professional and former member of Scotland Yard’s Special Branch, to discuss alleged […]
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7 Signs You're a Law Student

7th August 2017
Are you the archetypal law student? Watch the video for a few home truths about your degree! Want to know more about the world's top universities for your subject? Check out the brand new QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017 now: http://bit.ly/QSWURbS_17_G #QSWUR
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For Third Year in a Row, Elections Triggered Recruitment

4th August 2017
The 2015 general election sparked a 56% spike in jobs. The 2016 Brexit referendum prompted an 18% hike in hiring. And now the 2017 general election, after months of contraction in hiring, caused a 3% increase in jobs available, month-on-month. “Each election over the course of the last three years has defied expectations and resulted […]
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5 Things They Didn’t Teach You in Law School

3rd August 2017
Law school is the one thing lawyers all have in common. Whether a trainee solicitor in a regional high street firm, a partner in a multinational law firm, or a barrister working in-house, we all went through much the same experience. But there are some things that were likely never taught. Here Will De Fazio-Saunders, […]
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Amnesty for Grenfell Casualties More Important Than Prosecuting Illegal Residents

2nd August 2017
Below Sailesh Mehta, a Barrister and Head of the Fire Law Group at Red Lion Chambers, discusses the Grenfell tower amnesty, the disputes surrounding and what could be one of the biggest inquiries of our time. In the early hours of 14th June 2017, one of the UK’s deadliest fires swept through Grenfell Tower. The […]
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