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14th September 2023Manifestation of Religion or Belief
It is undeniable that social media is a powerful tool to help spread information and support the expression of one's views but, where is the line drawn when it comes to such expression in the employment context?
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12th September 2023Why continuing to promote diversity is essential
A really interesting article on the importance of diversity and inclusion and the need for organisations to engage in it collectively rather than delegating it to one area of its business or operations.
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8th September 2023AI Ate Your Data – what happens to your company’s data when you use free tools?
When one reads about AI tools such as ChatGPT and Bard, the focus is largely on the outputs. We marvel at how rich the answers to questions can be, but there hasn’t been as much discussion about the data being used as the input.
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7th September 2023Applying for a UK immigration sponsor licence – an overview
The first step for any company looking to sponsor an individual for a work visa is obtaining a sponsor licence. Generally speaking a well established company should have the requisite documentation available to apply for a licence, however the correct procedures and processes must be followed and there are certain pitfalls to avoid to ensure the licence is successfully granted.
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7th September 2023Staying compliant as a sponsor licence holder
Holding a sponsor licence involves ongoing compliance obligations set by the Home Office in relation to the licence and migrant workers sponsored under the licence.
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7th September 2023Immigration strategies for businesses
Successful companies constantly look to recruit the brightest and best employees and there will be situations where a preferred candidate requires immigration sponsorship.
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23rd August 2023Who owns the intellectual property in AI Generated Images (USA Edition)?
I wrote back in May that people kept asking me the same question: "Hey Raoul, who owns the intellectual property in images or art created by generative AI?". Guess what? Someone has finally asked a US District Judge a similar thing. So now we know what the USA Legal System's answer to that question is.
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18th August 2023The Jury’s Out – contempt and intimidation
This morning, as I was scrolling through my news feeds, I came across two articles regarding jurors, highlighting just how archaic and dangerous the law in this country and the US can be.
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16th August 2023The Writing on the Wall – could you be liable for someone else’s hate speech?
In a recent decision, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, delivered its judgment in Sanchez v France. This remarkable decision held a French far-right politician, Julien Sanchez, liable as a "producer" for hate speech published by third parties on his public Facebook page.
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