The Four Key Questions Every Firm Needs to be Prepared for When Dealing with Allegations of Partner Misconduct
October 20th, 2020 by Stuart Smith
It’s 4.30pm on a Friday evening. An email hits your inbox. It is a detailed complaint from a staff member about harassment allegedly committed against them by one of the Firm’s senior partners or LLP members. How should the Firm respond? What steps is the Firm required to take? Who must the Firm notify? These […]
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A Trio of Recent Case Updates on a Range of Important Issues for Employers and Employees
October 9th, 2020 by Stuart Smith
Recently, CM Murray ran its first virtual internship programme. As part of the programme, we asked the interns, Kelys Malouda, Eleanor Connolly and Abigail Blanche, to summarise three recent cases heard by the UK’s Courts and Tribunals, which considered employment status, the knowledge test for inducing breach of post-termination restrictive covenants, and the territorial scope of UK employment and discrimination […]
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What can Senior Executives do when their Discretionary Pay has been Reduced or Withheld?
October 5th, 2020 by Stuart Smith
We recently published a news alert highlighting the most common queries we have been receiving from senior executives in the current climate, one of which was “how can senior executives deal with allegations of wrongdoing and investigations?”
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Important Changes to Employment Tribunal Rules
October 2nd, 2020 by Stuart Smith
The Government has laid new Regulations (The Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 SI 2020/1003) before Parliament with a view to increasing employment tribunals’ capacity to hearing claims. These significant changes provide for an improved case management of claims with some administrative rules having been […]
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National Inclusion Week: why should inclusion concern organisations?
September 30th, 2020 by Stuart Smith
Inclusive Employers (“IE”) is a membership organisation for “employers who want to build inclusive workplaces”, which they define as “workplaces where all employees are valued and contribute towards the success of the organisation”. For 2020’s National Inclusion Week, running from 28 September to 4 October, IE has developed the theme “Each One, Reach One.” This […]
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Converting to LLP Status – the Key Issues for Firms to Consider
September 28th, 2020 by Stuart Smith
The phrase, “LLP conversion”, is often used to describe a change in the legal form of an existing general partnership or a limited company to a limited liability partnership (LLP). It may sound like a simple switch from one status to another, but it is in fact an internal restructuring project that requires careful planning, consideration of the legal and tax implications for both the firm and its partners and significant management time in determining and implementing the relevant changes.
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Key Considerations for Expatriate and other Cross-Border Working Arrangements in a Time of Global Disruption
September 25th, 2020 by Stuart Smith
We are delighted to bring you a guest alert from David Yewdall, Employment and Business Tax Partner at leading accountancy and investment firm Smith & Williamson LLP, on the key considerations for international executive mobility and global home working as a result of the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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International Equal Pay Day – the ongoing challenges and the impact of COVID-19
September 18th, 2020 by Stuart Smith
On Friday 18 September 2020, we mark the first International Equal Pay Day, intended to recognise the continued efforts towards achieving equal pay for work of equal value.
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Matters for Senior Executives to Consider during a Remote Workplace Investigation
September 10th, 2020 by Stuart Smith
We recently published a news alert highlighting the most common queries we have been receiving from senior executives in the current climate, one of which was “how can senior executives deal with allegations of wrongdoing and investigations?”
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For many people, the way they work may never be quite the same again. In some businesses, the flexibility to work from home tended to apply only to certain roles, or sometimes only to more senior employees. But 2020 has seen a tectonic shift in working patterns for the UK workforce. Many businesses have required […]
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