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Your Thoughts: Autumn Budget Reactions

30th October 2018
Yesterday UK Chancellor Phillip Hammond made a number of announcements and updates in the Autumn Budget 2018. You can see all things Autumn Budget and several summaries on the BBC website here. In our most in depth Your Thoughts piece to date, Lawyer Monthly rounds up the country’s leading experts in a variety of sectors, […]
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Discrimination Impacts 1 in 4 Workers

24th October 2018
New independent research commissioned by Sky has identified a huge gap in the way that different generations see equal opportunities and inclusion in the workplace, with the bosses of tomorrow set to challenge workplace discrimination and put businesses on the path to inclusion. Gen Z are almost twice as likely as Boomers to believe a […]
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Where Do Low-Skilled Workers Fit Post Brexit?

17th October 2018
Free movement of EU workers has been the cornerstone of UK-EU relations for many years. Below Lawyer Monthly hears from Rahul Batra at Hudson McKenzie on the potential future of low skilled worker in a post-Brexit world. Several hundred thousand low-skilled workers from EU countries are employed each year in jobs predominantly in cleaning, hospitality […]
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Bonus or Bust: Court Treatment of Salary Bonuses

10th October 2018
This week Lawyer Monthly gains expert insight into the subject of how work bonuses are treated by courts post separation. Julie Julie-Ann Harris, Partner and Head of Family at Coffin Mew, delves into the particulars of court treatment of bonuses acquired with spousal support and treatment of a bonus as a capital asset without no […]
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How Many Interviewers Ask Illegal Questions?

4th October 2018
An alarming 85% of interviewers have admitted asking off limits questions during the interview process, new research by UK science and technology recruitment specialists, Hyper Recruitment Solutions (HRS) has revealed. The research also unveiled confusion among hiring managers over what can and cannot be asked, with nearly half (47%) saying they have never had official […]
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What Businesses Need to Know About Workplace Pension Re-Enrolment

2nd October 2018
Businesses that fail to re-enrol certain workers into the workplace pension scheme every three years could end up being fined by The Pensions Regulator (TPR). Workplace pensions are arranged by employers, who pay a percentage of a worker’s salary into a pension scheme each month – helping them save for retirement. Auto enrolment, which makes […]
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Do Foreign Workers Have the Same Rights?

28th September 2018
With more than 18 years of professional experience with human rights and labour related issues in the Nordics, as well as internationally from working in more than 45 countries in Latin America, Africa, Europe and Asia, Thomas Trier Hansen speaks with us on employment law in relation to foreign workers. As a specialist dealing with […]
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Can Employers Legally Terminate at Will?

28th September 2018
Dale Fiola has been practicing law for over 40 years in the Southern California area, specializing in employment, labour and administrative law for the last 30 years. With extensive years of practice, Dale shares insights into employment law in the US; he shares light into what employees may deem as controversial, but what benefits employers, […]
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Disability in the Workplace: What Are Your Rights?

28th September 2018
Lawyer Monthly got back in touch with the team at Phillips & Associates, and this month we speak with Gregory W. Kirschenbaum who is an experienced litigator who advocates zealously on behalf of his clients’ civil rights in their places of employment. He touches on disability discrimination and what rights employees have in New York […]
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ACLU: Facebook Allows Gender-Biased Job Postings

24th September 2018
​The ACLU says Facebook's ad targeting system lets employers discriminate against women in job postings.
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