Businesses are under constant pressure to improve operational efficiency. Overheads are continuously scrutinised, with departments tasked with reducing margins year-on-year, and it is the IT department that is under the most pressure to deliver these efficiencies. Is your business squandering IT talent? Alvaro Hoyos, Chief Information Security Officer at OneLogin explains. Digital transformation is hyped […]
Carillion, one of Britain’s largest construction companies, which has a number of high-profile public sector contracts and employs around 20,000 people in Britain alone, is set for liquidation, putting jobs and pensions at risk. The company manages over 50,000 homes for military personnel, provides 218 schools’ meal services, maintains 50 prisons, provides 11.500 in-patient hospital […]
Following the decision from Carrie Gracie to leave her post as the BBC's China editor, as she felt there was "big gap" in terms of pay between her and her male counterparts, Lorraine Heard, Legal Director at transatlantic law Womble Bond Dickinson, looks at whether the situation at the BBC should be a cause for […]
Below Lorraine Heard, Legal Director at transatlantic law Womble Bond Dickinson, explains why the EHRC is currently raising questions in a public consultation regarding its own powers to enforce gender pay gap regulations. Under the Equality Act 2006, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has a range of enforcement powers to ensure compliance with […]
2016 was dominated by news of Trump and Brexit. While those two political issues have remained firmly on the news agenda, this year’s front pages have also been dominated by terrorist attacks, high-profile harassment claims, and catastrophic weather phenomenon. Virtually each story and event, both large and small, has brought an area of law into […]
The Financial Times investigation into the accuracy of the gender pay gap information published to date highlights a growing concern that some companies are not reporting accurate figures (Financial Times 8th December 2017). Talking with Lawyer Monthly, Lorraine Heard, Legal Director and equal pay expert at transatlantic law Womble Bond Dickinson, believes that the problem […]
Senior law lecturer and barrister Peter Coe looks at the conflicting legal arguments surrounding the right to a private life at work. I very much doubt that when Mr Bogdan Bărbelsecu created a Yahoo instant messenger (IM) account at his employer’s request to deal with customer enquiries he had any idea it would create such […]
In regards to employment law and regulations, where do employers and businesses often go wrong, thus leading them into legal trouble? The most common errors that I see employers and businesses often make, is ignoring employees' basic rights that they are entitled to, under the workers' compensation laws of Georgia. For example, employees are entitled […]
Stewart, you have managed law firms for many years; what do you think is the most important thing to take into account to ensure it is managed to the best standard? You need an understanding of what a fee earner needs in order to earn fees in the most cost effective and efficient way. As […]
The food delivery app Deliveroo has successfully bucked the recent trend in the gig economy establishing workers' employment status, after winning a landmark decision against its own riders. However, Cécile de Lagarde, Assistant Solicitor at Hunters Solicitors, explains to Lawyer Monthly why she believes this is not the end of the matter. The Independent Workers […]
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