Legal Updates

Failure to place employee on list of pool workers did not make redundancy unreasonable

15 September 2020

14 September 2020

Interim relief granted for dismissal related to Covid 19 business downturn

Morales v Premier Fruits (Covent Garden) Ltd is one of the first reported cases to be heard by an ET relating to coronavirus issues. In...

10 September 2020

CIPD responds to Government campaign for workplace return

he CIPD have responded to the Government’s campaign for individuals to return to their workplace stating that this should not leave them feeling pressured or...

9 September 2020

New entitlement to SSP if person notified they are to undergo a surgical/hospital procedure

The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2020 have come into force providing that anyone who is advised that they should self-isolate...

8 September 2020

Lack of trust and confidence in employee’s capability may be relevant to practicability of re-engagement

In Kelly v PGA European Tour, the EAT had to consider the scope of an ET’s powers to order re-engagement to a different job which...

7 September 2020

Employer had insufficient evidence to form reasonable belief misconduct committed

The EAT’s decision in K v L is a stark reminder of the need f0r an employer to have sufficient evidence to be able to...

4 September 2020

New help on offer for disabled people working from home during the pandemic

As Covid-19 is changing the way people work and impacting working environments and arrangements the Access to Work scheme has been extended to those disabled...

Employers need to be proactive in addressing drug and alcohol misuse intensified by the pandemic

3 September 2020

2 September 2020

HMRC start to send out Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Compliance letters

The Association of Taxation Technicians report that the first wave of compliance letters regarding the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) were issued last week as...

1 September 2020

DWP publish redundancy guidance for employers and employees

The Department for Work and Pensions have published information and guidance for both employers who will have to make redundancies and employees who are being...

26 August 2020

Survey shows 39% of businesses have dismissed staff for cybersecurity breaches during pandemic

New research involving 200 UK business decision makers by Centrify, who provide Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions, has revealed that 39% have admitted to dismissing...

BEIS publishes guidance for employees self-isolating after returning to UK

25 August 2020

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Failure to place employee on list of pool workers did not make redundancy unreasonable

15 September 2020

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Employers need to be proactive in addressing drug and alcohol misuse intensified by the pandemic

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BEIS publishes guidance for employees self-isolating after returning to UK

25 August 2020

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