29 Feb, 2016 Sheridans Take Advantage of Content Fuelled Radio 1 DJ Judge Jules By Passle Group Jules O'Riordan or Judge Jules as most commonly known (including his new clients) is now an associate in the Music Group at Sheridans. ...
24 Feb, 2016 Brand agencies and law firms By Matt Baldwin When branding agencies start speaking about law firm brands my heart sinks. Yes, we all know a firm's brand has value, and that it is...
23 Feb, 2016 Central Credit Register- What you need to know By Passle Group The Central Bank of Ireland recently published feedback from its consultation paper on the planned introduction of a Centralised Credit...
22 Feb, 2016 Jack of Kent - the art of blogging By Matt Baldwin There are many legal blogs, and one of the better comes from David Allen Green and his Jack of Kent blog - which can read at...
19 Feb, 2016 Should workers have a legal right to switch off? By Alexandra Mizzi It's being reported today that French workers will be given the legal right not to read work emails outside their contractual working...
16 Feb, 2016 Dyslexia in the workplace: would you like a Tribunal claim with your latte? By Alexandra Mizzi Starbucks is dealing with the fallout after a dyslexic employee successfully sued it for disability discrimination. She had been accused...
16 Feb, 2016 Retailer wins appeal of award to employee who was sacked for selling alcohol to a minor By Passle Group A retailer which lost its case in the Employment Appeals Tribunal for the dismissal of an employee who sold alcohol to a 16 year old, has...
15 Feb, 2016 Long-term absence: don't let out of sight mean out of mind By Alexandra Mizzi A Spanish civil servant was fined last week after a court found that he had not attended work for at least 6 years, seemingly without his...
15 Feb, 2016 We're all social now - but not professional services By Matt Baldwin All businesses live in the full glare of social media. Do or say something a customer doesn't like and it will be shared with friends...
12 Feb, 2016 Mind the gap! Gender pay gap reporting proposals By Alexandra Mizzi The government has today published its proposals for larger employers (employing 250+ staff) to publish data about the gender pay gap in...
12 Feb, 2016 The hottest new Job in Silicon Valley is the regulatory compliance officer By Gareth Jones Uber, AirBnB, FanDuel, DraftKings and now Zenefits have all had recent run-ins with the regulators. Compliance officers rejoice and get...
10 Feb, 2016 Yahoo's latest woes highlight performance management risks By Alexandra Mizzi Gregory Anderson, former editorial director of Yahoo, has lodged a claim for sex discrimination against the company, also alleging that...
09 Feb, 2016 Robotics in the workplace: "Terminator 2" meets "Made in Dagenham"? By Alexandra Mizzi It seems that hardly a day goes by without another story about the advance of robotics technology. The latest news is that Google...
09 Feb, 2016 Doctors' strike: lessons for employers changing employment contracts By Alexandra Mizzi The difficult negotiations over the new contract for junior doctors highlight a tricky issue for employers: when you want to change your...
05 Feb, 2016 Lawyers are expensive....and in other news By Matt Baldwin The Centre for Policy Studies reports today that top London lawyers are expensive. It says that "those seeking to comply with UK legal...
02 Feb, 2016 The senior departures at Twitter - are you prepared for when senior people leave your organisation? By Passle Group Similar to the whole "pre-nup" debate, nobody likes to address termination of the employment relationship when they make a new hire...