More female lawyers in the UK than men are dissatisfied with their employers – to the extent that 36% are at risk of leaving their firm over the next two years.
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New research has shown that 25% of corporate legal departments now use diversity data when deciding which law firms they work with.
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How Irwin Mitchell won the Employment Law Firm of the Year category of the Personnel Today Awards 2022.
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Law Society says the government's failure to grant a 15% rise in fees for criminal defence work as recommended by a government review is ‘baffling’.
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The last thing businesses will want to do is to compound their financial problems with avoidable errors in the redundancy process that render cost-saving dismissals unfair.
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The Social Mobility Foundation will publish a report showing that law firms are missing out on talent and profit by not taking graduates from non-professional family backgrounds.
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Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted to end strike action after accepting a government pay offer of a 15% pay rise.
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Recent strike highlights the widening pay gap between commercial and criminal legal sectors.
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PwC reported to be encouraging staff to remain sober at work gatherings and ensure colleagues remain safe, as employee launches legal bid over head injuries sustained at an alcohol-fuelled event.
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In this episode, Chris Taylor examines the relationship between ESG – environmental, social and governance considerations – and HR.
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Barristers in England and Wales are to strike today (27 June) in a dispute over legal aid funding.
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A major new initiative has been launched to improve social mobility when it comes to recruitment into senior jobs in the City.
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Businesses are starting to see the Home Office ramp-up compliance activity around sponsor licences. How should they respond, asks our expert
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Processing times at the Home Office for those wishing to join family working in the UK have doubled, leaving those with job offers in the UK having to renegotiate starting dates.
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Between 1 June and 31 August, the PwC's 22,000 staff will be able to stop working at lunchtime.