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    UK lawyers keep a foot in Europe’s door

    by Adam McCulloch 11 Jan 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 11 Jan 2021

    UK lawyers will retain at least some clout with the European legal profession, it has emerged, as a key umbrella body of bar associations has created a new category of membership for UK practitioners.

    • Testing
    • Coronavirus
    • Financial services

    ‘Aggressive’ tactics used to ditch senior execs who are working at home

    by Adam McCulloch 8 Jan 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 8 Jan 2021

    Some employers in sectors badly effected by the pandemic have resorted to aggressive tactics with the aim of cutting senior...

    • Bonuses
    • Financial services
    • Legal sector

    Bonuses in the Covid-19 era: pushing the boundaries

    by Ivor Adair 22 Dec 2020
    by Ivor Adair 22 Dec 2020

    Changes to bonuses, as businesses are impacted by the pandemic and Brexit crises, could well lead to tensions and legal cases.

    • Age discrimination
    • Financial services
    • Legal sector

    ‘Use data-driven approaches to reduce unconscious bias’

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Dec 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Dec 2020

    The founder of diversity recruiter Rare has called on the government to replace the current style of unconscious bias training...

    • Brexit
    • Europe
    • Legal sector

    Brexit: how will it affect services firms with European interests?

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Dec 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Dec 2020

    Many feel the lucrative professional services sector has been ignored by the government. Mutually recogised qualifications are a particular problem.

    • Coronavirus
    • Financial services
    • Legal sector

    BDO holds on to furlough money despite partner pay-out

    by Jo Faragher 11 Dec 2020
    by Jo Faragher 11 Dec 2020

    BDO, one of the UK’s top accounting firms, will keep its furlough money despite revealing it will pay partners an...

    • Brexit
    • Europe
    • Legal sector

    Ireland closes backdoor EU route for City law firms

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Dec 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Dec 2020

    Many of the City's largest law firms had spent thousands qualifying lawyers for Irish practice hoping for EU access.

    • Coronavirus
    • Employee engagement
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    Will Covid spell the end of hierarchy? 

    by Peter Crush 2 Dec 2020
    by Peter Crush 2 Dec 2020

    In sectors steeped in the value of hierarchy, will we see a more fluid approach in the post-Covid world?

    • Brexit
    • Right to work
    • Europe

    How will employers fare under the new immigration system?

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Dec 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Dec 2020

    Four legal specialists discuss their hopes and fears for the UK's new points-based immigration system opens for visa applications...

    • Shielding
    • Artificial intelligence
    • STEM

    Personnel Today Awards 2020 winners: NHS praised for Covid response

    by Personnel Today 27 Nov 2020
    by Personnel Today 27 Nov 2020

    NHS England and Improvement has been crowned the overall winner at this...

    • Coronavirus
    • Legal sector
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    10 key questions facing the legal sector

    by Adam McCulloch 23 Nov 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 23 Nov 2020

    ‘There are significant diversity and inclusion issues, which are still not taken seriously.’ Ivor Adair discusses the challenges faced by the legal sector in the pandemic-shaped world.

    • Social mobility
    • Financial services
    • Legal sector

    Top UK employers for social mobility revealed

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Nov 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Nov 2020

    The Top 75 UK employers for social mobility in 2020 have been revealed, with PwC retaining the top spot.
    The...

    • Legal sector
    • Discipline
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    Employment tribunals have ‘almost ground to a halt’

    by Adam McCulloch 9 Nov 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 9 Nov 2020

    Discrimination cases are having to wait 14 months before receiving a court hearing, research by a prominent employment law firm reveals.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Legal sector
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    Recruitment agencies sign up to ethnic equality commitment

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Nov 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Nov 2020

    Recruitment agencies providing candidates for law firms are being encouraged to sign up on a new diversity and inclusion pledge.

    • Coronavirus
    • Legal sector
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    Covid-19 whistleblowers ignored and dismissed by employers

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Oct 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Oct 2020

    Nearly half of employees with coronavirus concerns have had their queries ignored.

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