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Parental pay while on furlough to be calculated on usual earnings

4 May 2020

30 April 2020

ICO guidance on video conferencing and home working

The ICO’s Director of Assurance has published advice for business owners, employers and managers about how to safely roll out the latest video conferencing technology....

29 April 2020

Coronavirus further amendment to deemed incapacity for SSP

The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 have come into force....

28 April 2020

Mimicking Chinese accent and making Kung Foo noises was racial harassment

In Sheun v Northern General Hospital (Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust), S is of Chinese ethnic origin. He grew up in a small town where...

27 April 2020

Harassment claim can’t succeed just because employer handled situation poorly

In BDW Trading Limited v Kopec, K is Polish and heterosexual. K was racially abused by a delivery driver and later racially abused by another...

22 April 2020

Acas makes changes to its coronavirus advice on using holidays

Acas has made recent changes to the section on ‘using holiday’ in their guidance document ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for employers and employees’, relating to the...

21 April 2020

Bank not liable for doctor’s sexual assaults when carrying out pre-employment medical examinations

In Barclays Bank plc v Various Claimants Dr Bates was a self-employed medical practitioner. His work included conducting medical examinations of prospective Barclays employees. Barclays...

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HM Treasury gives legal effect to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

20 April 2020

17 April 2020

Morrisons not vicariously liable for employee’s disclosure of thousands of employees’ personal data

In WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC v Various Claimants, Skelton (S), an auditor, had a grudge against Morrisons because of what he perceived to be unfair...

16 April 2020

Coronavirus: A joint statement between HSE, the TUC and the CBI

The HSE, the TUC and the CBI have issued a joint statement to clarify the position on coronavirus....

15 April 2020

HMRC publish Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme guidance

HMRC have published guidance about the Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme to reclaim an employee's coronavirus-related SSP....

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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Guidance Updated

14 April 2020

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