Employment Law News
EU Settlement Scheme Deadline: How can employers help?
With the deadline to apply for the EU Settlement Scheme fast approaching, HRreview talks to Managing Director at Croner, Paul Holcroft, to reflect on what employers should now do. The EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) gives citizens from the EU, EEA or Switzerland the legal...
Tribunal rules caring responsibilities fall more heavily on working mothers
An Employment Tribunal has passed a judgement which found that women, due to their caring responsibilities, are less likely to be able to accommodate certain working patterns compared to men. An Employment Tribunal Appeal successfully challenged a previous decision...
Long-COVID urgently needs to be recognised as a disability, TUC warns
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has urgently called on the Government to recognise long-COVID as a disability in order to avoid discrimination claims. New research by the TUC urges the Government to classify long Covid as a disability and Covid-19 as an occupational...
What do employers need to know about the next stage of the furlough scheme?
Coronavirus (UK): the next stage of the furlough scheme – key points for employers In our recent blog, we highlighted the UK government’s announcement on 14 June 2021 in relation to the likely four week delay in triggering stage 4 of the lockdown roadmap. This...
COVID-19 vaccinations for care staff to be made compulsory
COVID-19 vaccinations are to become compulsory for care home workers, with the announcement expected to be made by the Government later this week. It has also been suggested that the Government will launch a consultation on extending mandatory vaccinations throughout...
Employers urged to help staff with EU settlement scheme ahead of deadline
Employment lawyers have urged employers to assist European staff with applying for the EU settlement scheme, ahead of the 30th June deadline. The deadline for the EU settlement scheme (EUSS) is fast-approaching, with EU nationals having until the end of the month to...
Employment tribunal appeal won after woman loses job over transgender tweets
Maya Forstater has successfully won an appeal against an employment tribunal's decision to uphold her dismissal. Maya Forstater, a former employee of the Centre for Global Development (CGD), has successfully appealed against an employment tribunal's decision to...
Workers’ rights to be guarded by new government enforcement body
The Government has announced that it is creating a new watchdog in order to protect the rights of UK workers and clamp down on workplace abuse. This single enforcement body will have responsibility for tackling modern slavery, enforcing the minimum wage and protecting...
“Levelling down of workers’ rights” needs to end, says Labour Party
Delivering a speech to the GMB conference, the Labour leader denounced firing and rehiring tactics which have become more frequently used during the pandemic. Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, has directly called for the outlawing of firing and rehiring...
Employers risk discrimination claims without post-holiday quarantine policy
This advice comes in light of the UK Government moving Portugal from the green list, meaning employees will now be expected to quarantine when returning to the UK. The UK Government's recent decision to move Portugal onto the amber list of countries to visit has left...
Employment Law Analysis
Alan Price: Can employers restrict staff from taking foreign holiday?
The UK government has relaxed restrictions for visiting a handful of countries under a new traffic light system including places such as Australia, New Zealand and Iceland. Those returning to England from nations on the green list will need to take a pre-departure...
Beverley Sunderland: Is your employee legally covered to work from home?
Following Deloitte’s recent report that one in four employees hope to work from home permanently, and not return to the office, it is important that businesses recognise their continuing obligations even when employees are not working in an office. Whilst it may be an...
James Tamm: ‘Fire and Rehire’ – What do employers need to know?
With flexible furlough set to finish at the end of September, there is a real risk that if the government doesn’t release additional funding to businesses, then ‘fire and rehire’ is likely to become more widespread. Companies may struggle to afford to keep staff on...
Daniel Stander: Is it lawful for employees to take on a second job?
The news coverage of the Greensill scandal and “double-hatting” in the Civil Service has raised serious questions around taking on second jobs. At the same time, the Covid-19 pandemic will have driven many employees into taking on additional jobs, whether due to...
Rhona Darbyshire: The Expansion of Remote Working Rights
The trial run of remote and flexible working that the workforce has experienced over the last year has undoubtedly caused attitudes towards working to change drastically. Home working and flexible working hours have become “the new normal” and for many large...
Simon Parsons: Better late than never – Getting your business ready for IR35
There have been a number of changes as a result of the pandemic that have impacted employment and the way businesses manage their teams. While the furlough scheme has now been extended, giving businesses additional support for the coming months, new regulations...
Monica Atwal: How businesses can continue to attract the best talent from abroad
Having vision and clarity and a HR strategy in such times is tricky as those critical elements are constantly changing to meet the current challenges. The pandemic has accelerated the business plans of organisations, rapidly moving to new ways of providing services...
Mukul Chawla: Modern slavery in the workplace
This article was co-written by Mukul Chawla (Partner), Catherine Turner (Senior Associate) and Luke Hardingham (Associate). Modern slavery is not going away. COVID-19 has shone light on how employers treat their workforce. The inevitable glut of labour resulting from...
Jeya Thiruchelvam: Key employment law changes and what they mean for HR professionals
The start of the New Year has seen the UK enter a third lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19. HR professionals are once again dealing with the challenges of managing a remote workforce, processing furlough claims and looking after employees’ mental wellbeing....
Jennifer Liston-Smith: What can working parents, and their employers, do now?
Yesterday’s announcement from Prime Minister Boris Johnson that schools in England will not fully re-open until at least 8th March will come as another blow to many working parents. That 8th March target itself is also contingent on the successful rollout of...
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