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22nd January 2024Social Media and the Online Safety Act 2023
Firstly, I fell into a discussion about user identification on LinkedIn. See here. I also read the heart-warming article on the BBC about a throw-away statement on University Challenge about the nascency of Jungle music. This got me to thinking about social media and the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA or Act).
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17th January 2024Letting CSR lead Business Plans
An interesting article about how CSR is leading business strategy for this bank and how its goals of improving the impact of its funding for a wider purpose is driving its business plans.
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17th January 2024A Song of Rights and Ire
How the voracity with which Generative AI consumes works without authorisation is sparking anger among copyright holders.
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11th January 2024New year, new rules
Last October, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) received Royal Assent.
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10th January 2024Enhanced Family Friendly Legislation – what you need to know
The Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave, Shared Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (the “Regulations”) is set to join the statute books and shall, from 6 April 2024, seek to protect employees, who are on these types of family-friendly leave, when a redundancy situation occurs.
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8th January 2024Policy Perfection: 3 Tips Every HR Professional Should Know
It is important to consider workplace policies as dynamic documents that articulate a company’s values, culture, and processes. As most employers will know things can and do go wrong and, when they do, swift action must be taken to protect the business and employees.
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15th December 2023What if you are asked to be a charity trustee – should you be flattered or cautious?
Big or small, it is, of course, incredibly flattering to be approached to act as a trustee of a charity, particularly if it is a worthy cause or something you are passionate about. As such, it is also easy to get sucked in!
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8th December 2023Return to the Office vs Working From Home
A feature of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the proliferation of employees working from home. Now, almost three years on, a decent majority of employers, across the globe, have mandated a return to the office in some shape or form or are strongly recommending that their employees do so.
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7th December 2023Government’s Five Point Plan on Immigration – much still unknown
Partner in our Immigration department, Tom Mayhew, discusses the Government's announcement about their upcoming 'Five Point Plan'.
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