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Simon Stephen - Disability and inclusion: Q&A with Gowling WLG’s Simon Stephen
Tell us a bit about your role at Gowling I'm a director in the employment labour and equalities team and joined Gowling WLG (UK) LLP in the summer of 2019. I did however train, and qualify, at Wragge & Co and left in 2014 for in an-house HR role at Deutsche Bank. For various reasons a move back to private practice and Gowling suited me and I now focus on the team's employee relations, financial services, whistleblowing and investigations work.
mental health at work
In fact, most people reading this will have had experience of mental health issues at some point – either themselves or among their colleagues, family or friends. Presenteeism and leavism are both on the rise. Presenteeism (working while ill when you shouldn’t), and leavism (working while on holiday), are not new issues but have been brought into the spotlight by changes to working arrangements during the pandemic.
Whistleblowing - Bringing You Up To Speed (Video) - Employment and HR - UK
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Whistleblowing is always in the news and is a constantly developing area. Whether it's from the pandemic, the EU directive, a Tribunal claim, a corporate scandal or part of broader ESG matters, there are many lessons to learn from the recent past months. This on-demand webinar will pull them together to help you future proof your organisation and make whistleblowing an asset, rather than a risk.
Employment Mid-year Series: Protecting Your Investigation Outcome From Challenge - Employment and HR - UK
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Increased focus on workplace conduct and use of speaking up procedures mean employers are having to investigate more complex and often sensitive matters more frequently. Are you confident your investigation reports will stand up to scrutiny if challenged? This on-demand webinar explains both the essentials and key difficult issues you need to consider to put you in the best place to achieve this.
The Employment Lifecycle Through A SMCR Lens: Episode 6 – Culture - Employment and HR - UK
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Getting to grips with the changes that have been brought in as a result of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) for all FCA regulated businesses is not easy.
Employment Update Series: Internal Investigations – Reducing Risk And Adding Value (Video) - Employment and HR - UK
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Handling internal investigations properly is a key part of getting to the heart of an issue and mitigating risk from litigation, wider employee relations, PR and regulatory concerns. Properly run investigations can also identify learning points and areas for positive change. This session covers the key aspects of conducting an investigation to help you get to the bottom of the issue and manage associated risks.
Navigating the New Normal: Brexit, IR35, and Recruiting in a Pandemic | Lexology
European Union, United Kingdom
December 14 2020 Click here to watch the video It's safe to say that 2020 has been a year like no other. Businesses across the country have been subject to an onslaught of new employment legislation, uncertainty due to Brexit, and all the issues that come with operating in constantly evolving markets. And that's without the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Employment Lifecycle Through A SMCR Lens: Episode 5 – Wellbeing - Employment and HR - Canada
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Getting to grips with the changes that have been brought in as a result of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) for all FCA regulated businesses is not easy.
The Employment Lifecycle Through A SMCR Lens: Episode 4 – Issues On Termination Of Employment - Employment and HR - Canada
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Getting to grips with the changes that have been brought in as a result of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) for all FCA regulated businesses is not easy.
The Employment Lifecycle Through A SMCR Lens: Episode 3
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Getting to grips with the changes that have been brought in as a result of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) for all FCA regulated businesses is not easy.
The Employment Lifecycle Through A SMCR Lens: Episode 2 – Issues Arising During Employment - Employment and HR - UK
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Getting to grips with the changes that have been brought in as a result of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) for all FCA regulated businesses is not easy.
The employment lifecycle through a SMCR lens: Episode 2 - Issues arising during employment | Lexology
United Kingdom
October 16 2020 Click heer to listen to the audio Getting to grips with the changes that have been brought in as a result of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) for all FCA regulated businesses is not easy.
The Employment Lifecycle Through A SMCR Lens
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COVID-19: Updated HMRC Guidance On CJRS Overclaims And Penalties
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Covid-19: Consequences Of Breaching The CJRS
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Mid-Year UK Employment Review 2020
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Simon Stephen discusses managing tricky ER cases in a COVID-19 context, including best practice on handling investigations and hearings including ill health/disability, whistleblowing and health and safety issues.
Getting Employees Back To Work During COVID-19: What To Think About From A Legal And Practical Point Of View?
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Html.Raw(The Impact Of COVID-19 On Financial Services Firms – Key Regulatory And Employment Issues (Video) - Coronavirus (COVID-19) - UK)
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Join us for our Financial Services and Employment webinar hosted by Ian Mason, Partner and Head of UK Financial Services Regulatory team, Sushil Kuner, Principal Associate, UK Financial Services Regulatory team and Simon Stephen, Director, UK Employment team. During the webinar we cover: Who are the key workers at financial services firms?
The Job Retention Scheme
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On Monday 30 March we hosted a webinar discussing the Government guidance on furloughed workers, and how employers can keep paying their people when the work is drying-up. We talked about how the Job Retention Scheme will function in practice and navigating the tricky issues around holiday and sickness absence. If you couldn't make it or want to watch it back, here you can access a recording of the webinar.
COVID-19: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – The Detail - Employment and HR - Canada
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, employers will be able to claim back 80% of the wages (up to £2,500 per month) of employees who have been furloughed (i.e. put on a leave of absence) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
How UK Employers Can Deal With The Special Circumstances Created By The Coronavirus (COVID-19)
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The coronavirus (COVID-19) has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). As the virus continues to spread extensively, it poses significant challenge to businesses and raises various points of employment law for employers. We are seeing unprecedented challenges for employers in managing the pandemic.
We Need To Talk About The Whistle
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Understanding Whistleblowing In The Workplace And Lessons Learned
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. We look at the latest whistleblowing developments in the Jhuti case and its impact on disciplinary and grievance hearings and policies and training. Simon Stephen and Siobhan Bishop also discuss developing a good whistleblowing culture, overcoming obstacles and putting whistleblowing at the heart of corporate governance and risk management.
'Curious' reveals a world most of us don't know
Christopher Boone lives in a world that is alien to most of us. Which is part of what makes “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” now on the Rogue Theatre stage, so delicious — it gives the audience a sense of what it’s like to be Christopher. He is at the center of the almost-literal adaptation of the Mark Haddon bestseller about a mentally-challenged teen who sets out to solve a mystery about who killed a neighbor’s dog. He can’t tolerate human touch.
Bestseller-turned-play is on The Rogue Theatre's stage
Don’t expect a lot of fancy special effects in The Rogue Theatre’s production of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.”Certainly, the adaptation of Mark Haddon’s novel about a young boy, Christopher, who sets out to solve a mystery, calls for it: There are scenes in crowded train stations and cramped trains, a harrowing one in a subway station, and a character who hides in the most unlikely of places.Fancy lights and sound could convey those, but it’s not what Director Cynthia...
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