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Monthly Archives: October 2022
Hybrid Working and the Risk of Discrimination
Hybrid working could give rise to a “proximity bias”; the idea being that those who tend to come into the workplace are treated more favourably than those who typically work from home. The Legal Background The risk of indirect discrimination …
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What will energy blackouts mean for employers
From an employment perspective, there remains a duty to ensure the health and safety of workers and to maintain a comfortable working environment. Employers may need to have contingency plans in the event of power blackouts. It could mean many …
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Monitoring staff – employers should not expect to see staff chained to their desks all day
It reports that over half of bosses agree that at least one form of monitoring for home workers is acceptable to identify burnout. Bosses (CEOs, partners, owners) were found to be more likely in favour of monitoring compared to senior …
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Directors’ duties – An introduction
In this podcast Nichola Leach, a Senior Associate from Commercial disputes team and Helen Ingram, an Associate from our Commercial services team, discuss the statutory duties owed by directors of private companies. Topics covered include: What duties directors are subject …
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IR35 – Full Circle…for now…
As part of the “mini-budget” set out by then Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng last month, changes to the IR35 tax rules which were introduced to the public sector in 2017 and to the private sector in 2021 were due to be …
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Banks show slow progress on gender diversity
In banking and financial services, there has been a particular focus on the diversity of senior personnel and the management board’s composition, with initiatives to remove or at least reduce the barriers to entry and promotion. To date, most government-led …
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Only time will tell if Damien Hirst’s art burning NFT stunt will pay off
At the time of sale buyers were given the choice of buying the original physical painting or the NFT. Whilst many buyers chose the original physical works many chose the NFT, perhaps in the belief that the value would appreciate …
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Private equity’s embrace of ESG
Valentina Falicheva analyses why private equity houses are increasingly considering ESG factors when making investment decisions and writes about the latest trends in the climate tech investments in a recent article with Environmental Finance. She also considers the importance of …
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Collyer Bristow has moved
After 250 years in Holborn, followed by a temporary stop in Knightsbridge, we are delighted to announce the opening of our new offices in the heart of the City of London. Our address for all correspondence, and for service, is: …
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Salaries continue to fall in real terms despite unemployment levels at historic lows
Despite the rise in economic inactivity due to long-term sickness, the ONS statistics show that unemployment was at 3.5% during the period of June to August, a drop of 0.3% than the previous quarter and reportedly the lowest rate since …
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