Episode 3: Beyond 2020: The post-pandemic workplace Has the pandemic changed the conversation about board diversity and fair pay? In this podcast, we focus on whether Covid-19 has stalled diversity at the top of organisations, how existing pay inequities may be impacted and amplified by the pandemic, and how decisions made about remuneration against the backdrop of the pandemic can lead to contention and litigation.
May 17, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Episode 2: Beyond 2020: The post-pandemic workplace In this episode we will look at the pandemic through the lens of diversity and consider the effect that the pandemic itself, and the business response to it, have had on particular groups of workers. We will look at the data, assess the impact on particular groups and suggest ways in which businesses might reinforce their diversity agenda to protect against disproportionate impacts. We will also look at how businesses can respond positively to ...
May 17, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Episode 1: Beyond 2020: The post-pandemic workplace Is agile working here to stay? We consider how employment policies and management practices need to evolve to be compatible with agile and remote working. Policies should reflect what is right for business in the long term and we will explore how to meet legal and regulatory requirements, while staying true to cultural values.
May 17, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Episode 1 In SportingLinks’ first podcast, Linklaters’ finance and dispute resolution experts and Thomas Horton of 3 Hare Court discuss the financial fair play regulations of UEFA club competitions and the English Football League. We take a look at how these regulations apply to clubs, recent changes to such regulations, their impact on how football clubs finance themselves and what the future holds.
May 17, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Episode 7: Redundancy - Covid-19 and Employment Our Redundancy Podcast series looks at when collective consultation is triggered, practical issues when conducting collective consultation with a furloughed workforce, fairness and selection in the collective consultation process and issuing notice and making termination payments.
May 17, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Episode 6: Redundancy - Covid-19 and Employment Our Redundancy Podcast series looks at when collective consultation is triggered, practical issues when conducting collective consultation with a furloughed workforce, fairness and selection in the collective consultation process and issuing notice and making termination payments.
May 17, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Episode 5: Redundancy - Covid-19 and Employment Our Redundancy Podcast series looks at when collective consultation is triggered, practical issues when conducting collective consultation with a furloughed workforce, fairness and selection in the collective consultation process and issuing notice and making termination payments.
May 17, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Episode 4: Redundancy - Covid-19 and Employment Our Redundancy Podcast series looks at when collective consultation is triggered, practical issues when conducting collective consultation with a furloughed workforce, fairness and selection in the collective consultation process and issuing notice and making termination payments.
May 17, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Episode 3: Covid-19 and Employment In the latest episode of our Covid-19 podcast series, Nicola Rabson and Nick Marshall discuss the winding down of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and what employers need to consider next, including the recently-announced plans for the Job Retention Bonus Scheme.
May 17, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Episode 2: Covid-19 and Employment For many employers, thoughts are turning to how their business will transition out of lockdown and how best to ensure a safe return to the workplace for their employees. This is a fast moving topic. As we await further guidance from the government, our latest podcast looks at some of the key issues employers are considering at this stage.
May 17, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Episode 1: Covid-19 and Employment In this episode we explore the key issues for employers, Nicola Rabson and Nick Marshall discuss the duties of employers during the ongoing pandemic. In particular, Nicola and Nick discuss some of the knotty issues around the duties that employers owe to their employees, including whether they can require employees to go into the workplace, what to do if an employee refuses to attend work, and employer liabilities if an employee becomes sick because they attend...
May 17, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Episode 18: Payments Monthly Social changes are benefitting a new generation of payment providers. In our final episode on insolvency in the payments sector, Richard Hay and Simon Treacy discuss the potential systemic role of these providers and how the Bank of England might respond to emerging risks.
May 17, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Episode 4: ESG Soundbite Series In this podcast Rachel Barrett and Aileen Buchanan discuss the importance of remedy in a project financing context. Drawing upon what they have seen in practice they explore: options for remedy when issues arise; how remedy is dealt with in transaction documents; and how a proactive approach to remedy can help avoid defaults.
May 13, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Episode 8: Human Rights - What does it mean for business? For many organisations, an effective approach to managing their human rights impacts will involve integrating human rights due diligence into ‘business as usual’. In fact when they look, many organisations find they are already doing more than they realise in this area. In this next episode of our business and human rights podcast series Rachel Barrett and Vanessa Havard-Williams are joined by Maria Knapp and Clare Morton from Control Ris...
May 12, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Episode 7: Human Rights - What does it mean for business? In this episode of our business and human rights podcast series, Thierry L’Homme , Elisa Sourmelis and Guillaume Croisant shed light on the European Union’s sustainable corporate governance initiative, whose adoption is planned for Q2 2021. The initiative envisages among others, to impose on companies operating in the EU to undertake mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence in their global operations and supply chains....
May 12, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Episode 6: Human Rights - What does it mean for business? In recent years we have seen a number of initiatives and developments that aim at expanding the scope of arbitration to include human rights issues. In this episode of our business and human rights podcast series Gerard Meijer , Juan Manuel Sanchez Pueyo and Suleyman Wellings-Longmore discuss two of those initiatives: The Hague Rules on Business and Human Rights Arbitration and the Bangladesh Accord....
May 12, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Episode 5: Human Rights - What does it mean for business? Le tematiche connesse alla due diligence sui diritti umani e alla responsabilità delle società capogruppo rappresentano temi ampiamente dibattuti a livello europeo. Paolo Bertolini ci parla di come tali tematiche siano percepite a livello italiano. (Human rights due diligence and parent company exposure are topics much debated at European level. Paolo Bertolini provides a brief overview on how they are perceived in Italy.)...
May 12, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Episode 4: Human Rights - What does it mean for business? Business and human rights due diligence legislation is much more developed in Switzerland, the Netherlands and France than other parts of the EU. Julia Grothaus , Gerard Meijer , Bo Ra Hoebeke and Jean-Charles Jaïs , joined by Dr Laurenz Uhl take stock of the current legal frameworks and share their insights....
May 12, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Episode 3: Human Rights - What does it mean for business? Remedy is a topic that often poses particular challenges in a business and human rights context. Rachel Barrett , Xavier Taton , Guillaume Croisant and James Marlow explore what we mean by remedy, how businesses can approach it and how they can prevent recurrence and manage future human rights risks and impacts....
May 12, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Episode 2: Human Rights - What does it mean for business? Vanessa Havard-Williams and Rachel Barrett are joined by Henry Smith and Maria Knapp from Control Risks to discuss the practical aspects of human rights due diligence in the context of M&A transactions. How do you do it, what should you look out for, and what are your options when it comes to dealing with due diligence findings?...
May 12, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Episode 1: Human Rights - What does it mean for business? The spotlight has been cast on business and human rights with companies realising how very real human rights risks are. Setting the backdrop for this podcast series, Rachel Barrett , Julia Grothaus and Vanessa Havard-Williams provide an overview of the current landscape and look at where we are going in terms of the law and the legal initiatives that are in play....
May 12, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Episode 17: Payments Monthly In the second of three episodes on insolvency in the payments sector, Jean Price , Paul Harris and Simon Treacy discuss the Premier FX case and what it means for the FCA’s approach to safeguarding.
May 12, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Episode 16: Payments Monthly No one wants to contemplate the failure of their business. But incoming changes to the insolvency regime for payment and e-money institutions have forced those firms to engage with that possibility. In this episode, Rory Conway, Harry Eddis and Simon Treacy discuss some of the features of the new special administration regime for payments firms.
May 12, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Episode 15: Payments Monthly In the second of two episodes comparing payments trends in the UK and Australia, Frances Hodgkins and Jonny Ford discuss the consumer data right / open banking, operational resilience and competition with Nicola Greenberg, Elyse Adams, Kerensa Snyed and Rob Walker from Allens, Melbourne.
May 12, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Episode 14: Payments Monthly Australia is at the forefront of buy-now pay-later. In the first of two episodes looking at payments trends in Australia, Frances Hodgkins talks to Nicola Greenberg, Kerensa Snyed and Rob Walker from Allens, Melbourne, about the latest in the BNPL market and what happens next.
May 12, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Episode 13: Payments Monthly Fraudsters trick you into transferring money to them. Should your bank reimburse you? This month Jean Price, Paul Harris, Harry Eddis and Simon Treacy look at the latest suggestions for tackling authorised push payment fraud, as well as whether consumers need more protection when using Faster Payments.
May 12, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Episode 12: Payments Monthly As more of us shop online, more ways to pay are emerging. In this month’s payments podcast we take a closer look at one of these new payment options known as buy-now pay-later. Harry Eddis, Jean Price and Paul Harris explain how BNPL firms make money, how they are regulated and why this matters to the payments sector.
May 12, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Episode 11: Payments Monthly The pace of change in the payments industry continues to accelerate. In this episode, Jean Price , Paul Harris and Simon Treacy look ahead to more change in 2021, the regulators’ plans to keep up and what payment firms will be focusing on in the year to come....
May 12, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Episode 10: Payments Monthly The EU has unveiled its plans for regulating cryptoassets. In this month’s payments podcast Harry Eddis, Sophia Le Vesconte and Simon Treacy walk through how MiCAR would work and what it could mean for the payments industry.
May 12, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Episode 9: Payments Monthly After a short break, our payments regulation experts revisit Brexit and look ahead to what the end of the transition period means for payments firms. Harry Eddis , Jean Price and Paul Harris also highlight other developments that have caught their eye over the last couple of months....
May 12, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 9
