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    Female lawyers more likely to leave jobs than men

    by Adam McCulloch 8 Dec 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 8 Dec 2022

    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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    Diversity becoming key to clients‘ choice of law firm

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Nov 2022

    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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    Personnel Today Awards 2022: Irwin Mitchell judged Employment Law Firm of the Year

    by Adam McCulloch 15 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 15 Nov 2022

    How Irwin Mitchell won the Employment Law Firm of the Year category of the Personnel Today Awards 2022.

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    Legal aid solicitors threaten strike action

    by Adam McCulloch 11 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 11 Nov 2022

    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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    Redundancy: Five common errors businesses must avoid

    by Will Clayton 28 Oct 2022
    by Will Clayton 28 Oct 2022

    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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    Law firms failing to improve social mobility

    by Adam McCulloch 26 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 26 Oct 2022

    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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    Barristers vote to end strike action

    by Jo Faragher 10 Oct 2022
    by Jo Faragher 10 Oct 2022

    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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    Pay ‘gulf’ opens up between criminal and commercial lawyers

    by Adam McCulloch 23 Sep 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 23 Sep 2022

    Recent strike highlights the widening pay gap between commercial and criminal legal sectors.

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    Firms aim to minimise risks of alcohol-fuelled work events

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Sep 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Sep 2022

    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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    ESG for HR: Emma Burrows talks to Oven-Ready HR

    by Chris Taylor 5 Aug 2022
    by Chris Taylor 5 Aug 2022

    In this episode, Chris Taylor examines the relationship between ESG – environmental, social and governance considerations – and HR.
    Taking...

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    Barristers walk out in protest over fees

    by Jo Faragher 27 Jun 2022
    by Jo Faragher 27 Jun 2022

    Barristers in England and Wales are to strike today (27 June) in a dispute over legal aid funding.
    According to...

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    City firms pledge to improve social mobility in leading roles

    by Adam McCulloch 20 May 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 20 May 2022

    A major new initiative has been launched to improve social mobility when it comes to recruitment into senior jobs in the City.

    • Right to work
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    How firms need to comply with sponsor licence rules

    by Chetal Patel 16 May 2022
    by Chetal Patel 16 May 2022

    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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    Fears over skills as visa application times double for spouses

    by Adam McCulloch 12 May 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 12 May 2022

    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.

    • Hybrid working
    • Financial services
    • Employment law

    PwC staff to benefit from extended summer hours policy

    by Adam McCulloch 5 May 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 5 May 2022

    Between 1 June and 31 August, the PwC's 22,000 staff will be able to stop working at lunchtime.

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