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Legislation, globalisation and competition pose a unique challenge

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Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities

We need clean cities. They consume over two-thirds of global energy resources and account for more than 70% of CO2

20/10/2021

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Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities

20/10/2021

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Employment and pensions

Managing Risk Around the Shift to Hybrid Working

In this webinar, Osborne Clarke's Rachael Oakley (US), Olivia Sinfield (UK) and Dr. Philipp Raben (Germany) are joined by Julie...

18/10/2021

Workforce Solutions

HMRC pressure builds to get on top of risks in staffing supply chains

There has been a lot of publicity recently about staffing supply-chain risk. Some of these risks may be hard to...

14/10/2021

Employment and pensions

The management power of the employer and the return to on-site work

Many questions arise with the return to the office; one of the most common is whether companies can force their...

29/09/2021

Employment and pensions

UK Court of Appeal shows red card to referees

The long-awaited Court of Appeal decision about the employment and tax status of football referees has been issued. The court...

17/09/2021

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Future of work

Future of Work podcast | The hybrid working series: mitigating IP & commercial risks

The last 18 months or so has seen businesses relying on newer and more effective technology systems and processes to...

08/09/2021

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Employment and pensions

HR pensions spotlight | Death-in-service benefits

Contact trustees/providers This is the starting point. If the employee was a member of your life assurance scheme, then a...

26/07/2021

Read time 4m

Workforce Solutions

Independent Contractor Compliance – New Developments in Germany

Today, I am happy to share some thoughts on compliance and legal considerations in an external workforce program together with...

26/07/2021

Future of work

Future of work podcast | The hybrid working series: Immigration

Two Sinfields in a Pod? In this episode Adam Sinfield, Senior Immigration manager, discusses the "need to knows" of all...

21/07/2021

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Regulatory Outlook

Regulatory Outlook | Employment, Immigration and Workforce Solutions | July 2021

Current issues IR35 The new IR35 rules relating to engaging staff contractors came into force for private sector employers on...

20/07/2021

Employment and pensions

Covid-19 updated 'working safely' guidance published: what does this mean for office-based businesses?

Following recent announcements, the government has published its updated Working Safely guidance which applies from 19 July 2021. There are...

16/07/2021

Workforce Solutions

Q&A for Webinar: Sheltering from the rain: using umbrella employees and agency workers: their rights, your obligations and how best to mitigate supply chain risk

When you say "contingent worker" is this just a general term for additional third party personnel? Yes, it's a term...

15/07/2021

Future of work

Future of Work podcast | The hybrid working series: 'tax and incentives'

Many businesses are considering allowing employees to work on a permanent or temporary basis from overseas 'place in the sun'...

13/07/2021

Workforce Solutions

Sheltering from the rain: the use of 'umbrella' employees and agency workers

What are the rights of contingent workforces, the obligations of their engagers and the best way to mitigate supply chain...

07/07/2021

Employment and pensions

How to lock-in value post-lockdown

As recruitment consultants prepare to return to the office following 15 months of isolation and uncertainty, many will seek a...

06/07/2021

Read time 4m

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Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities

We need clean cities. They consume over two-thirds of global energy resources and account for more than 70% of CO2

20/10/2021

Read time 2m

Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities

20/10/2021

Read time 2m

Employment and pensions

Managing Risk Around the Shift to Hybrid Working

In this webinar, Osborne Clarke's Rachael Oakley (US), Olivia Sinfield (UK) and Dr. Philipp Raben (Germany) are joined by Julie...

18/10/2021

Workforce Solutions

HMRC pressure builds to get on top of risks in staffing supply chains

There has been a lot of publicity recently about staffing supply-chain risk. Some of these risks may be hard to...

14/10/2021

Employment and pensions

The management power of the employer and the return to on-site work

Many questions arise with the return to the office; one of the most common is whether companies can force their...

29/09/2021

Employment and pensions

UK Court of Appeal shows red card to referees

The long-awaited Court of Appeal decision about the employment and tax status of football referees has been issued. The court...

17/09/2021

Read time 2m

Future of work

Future of Work podcast | The hybrid working series: mitigating IP & commercial risks

The last 18 months or so has seen businesses relying on newer and more effective technology systems and processes to...

08/09/2021

Read time 10m

Employment and pensions

HR pensions spotlight | Death-in-service benefits

Contact trustees/providers This is the starting point. If the employee was a member of your life assurance scheme, then a...

26/07/2021

Read time 4m

Workforce Solutions

Independent Contractor Compliance – New Developments in Germany

Today, I am happy to share some thoughts on compliance and legal considerations in an external workforce program together with...

26/07/2021

Future of work

Future of work podcast | The hybrid working series: Immigration

Two Sinfields in a Pod? In this episode Adam Sinfield, Senior Immigration manager, discusses the "need to knows" of all...

21/07/2021

Read time 12m

Regulatory Outlook

Regulatory Outlook | Employment, Immigration and Workforce Solutions | July 2021

Current issues IR35 The new IR35 rules relating to engaging staff contractors came into force for private sector employers on...

20/07/2021

Employment and pensions

Covid-19 updated 'working safely' guidance published: what does this mean for office-based businesses?

Following recent announcements, the government has published its updated Working Safely guidance which applies from 19 July 2021. There are...

16/07/2021

Workforce Solutions

Q&A for Webinar: Sheltering from the rain: using umbrella employees and agency workers: their rights, your obligations and how best to mitigate supply chain risk

When you say "contingent worker" is this just a general term for additional third party personnel? Yes, it's a term...

15/07/2021

Future of work

Future of Work podcast | The hybrid working series: 'tax and incentives'

Many businesses are considering allowing employees to work on a permanent or temporary basis from overseas 'place in the sun'...

13/07/2021

Workforce Solutions

Sheltering from the rain: the use of 'umbrella' employees and agency workers

What are the rights of contingent workforces, the obligations of their engagers and the best way to mitigate supply chain...

07/07/2021

Employment and pensions

How to lock-in value post-lockdown

As recruitment consultants prepare to return to the office following 15 months of isolation and uncertainty, many will seek a...

06/07/2021

Read time 4m

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Ray Berg

Managing Partner, UK

+44 20 7105 7234 Email Ray Full biog

Guohua Zhang

Managing Partner, Co-founder, China, China

+86 21 6279.8808 Email Guohua Full biog

Maxime Pigeon

Co-Managing Partner, France

+33 1 84 82 45 34 Email Maxime Full biog

Andrew Saul

Senior Partner, UK

+44 20 7105 7372 Email Andrew Full biog

Kevin Barrow

Partner, UK

+44 20 7105 7030 Email Kevin Full biog

Matthew Bodfield

Partner, UK

+44 20 7105 7282 Email Matthew Full biog

Anna Elliott

Partner, UK

+44 117 917 4312 Email Anna Full biog

Stefano Guerreschi

Partner, Head of Tax, Italy

+39 030 2888 651 Email Stefano Full biog

Julian Hemming

Partner, UK

+44 117 917 3582 Email Julian Full biog

Ian Hyde

Partner, Head of Tax Disputes, UK

+44 207 105 7772 Email Ian Full biog

Danielle Kingdon

Partner, UK

+44 118 925 2020 Email Danielle Full biog

Stefano Lava

Partner, Head of Employment & Labour, Italy

+39 02 5413 1782 Email Stefano Full biog

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