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Long Covid: can work lift the burden? Shalina Crossley comments for Safety Management magazine
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11 November 2020Thousands of working people are struggling with ‘long Covid’; often life-changing symptoms that continue long after the initial infection. In this article for Safety Management magazine, Shalina Crossley comments on what are workplaces doing to help them?
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How Law Firms Can Preserve Their Talent Pipelines Through the Pandemic: Carolyn Soakell writes for Law.com International
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10 November 2020The challenges posed by the current pandemic and the shift to mass home-working present both opportunities and risks for firms competing to attract and retain talent.
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ロックダウンと在宅勤務 – 雇用主は従業員を監視できるか?
09 November 2020この記事では、雇用主が従業員の監視を望む場合の法的に留意すべき事項と、雇用主が従業員のワークライフバランスをどのように確保したら良いか?について説明する。 This article discusses the legal considerations when an employer wants to monitor its employees, and how employers can ensure that employees have a work-life balance.
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Furlough scheme extended until end of March
05 November 2020The government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (aka the furlough scheme) has been extended until the end of March 2021. Although this is welcome and will allow for more effective business planning, the new five-month extension may mean some employees will spend an entire year on furlough.
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Emergency lockdown legislation published
04 November 2020The government has now made the emergency legislation necessary to impose a four week lockdown on England starting on Thursday 5 November. We look at the stricter regime for offices.
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New national lockdown – what next for employers?
02 November 2020Following the government’s decision to impose a new lockdown in England and its sudden and unexpected reprieve for the furlough scheme, where does this leave employers and what issues should they now be considering?
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A briefing note on the immigration implications for Tier 2 workers of changes to salary, the Government’s Furlough Scheme and redundancy amid the COVID-19 pandemic
02 November 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has significant and wide-ranging economic as well as public health impacts. Businesses are feeling the side-effects of profoundly changed trading circumstances. This note will take you through the immigration implications of a number of actions you may be forced to take to protect your business due to the pandemic, taking into account Home Office guidance as this is updated.
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Home and away when working from home means working abroad
29 October 2020Covid-19 is causing many employees to ask if they can work from “home” for an extended period in an overseas country - for example, because it is their home nation or their family is based there. This article explains the potential legal issues and how to avoid the traps.
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Looming lockdowns and remote working – to what extent can employees be monitored?
28 October 2020With reports of businesses increasingly taking steps to monitor staff who are working remotely, this article discusses the legal considerations and how employers can strike an appropriate and fair balance between work and home life.
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The business lunch may benefit from a 'glorious' Covid loophole: Colin Leckey comments for Tech Register
26 October 2020Under guidance for UK regions placed under “high alert”, gatherings of people from different households are banned indoors and limited outside to six people only. But the rules, which apply to London and Birmingham among other places, say people can meet others if it is “reasonably necessary for work purposes”. In this article Colin Leckey comments on the loopholes for meetings and the risks they propose.
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New changes to the Job Support Scheme – an open and shut case?
23 October 2020The Chancellor has significantly expanded the Job Support Scheme after objections from businesses, particularly those in tier two areas, that they are facing massively reduced demand but less support from the government than tier three businesses legally forced to close. Under the revised scheme, employees will have to work fewer hours and employers will need to contribute less in order to qualify. The changes could have a significant impact – but there is precious little time available to employers to take the steps needed to take advantage of the scheme before it comes into effect.
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Supreme Court housing case could increase scope for positive action in employment
20 October 2020Social housing places can be reserved exclusively for Orthodox Jews, according to the Supreme Court in a case which may have longer-term implications for employers considering taking positive action as part of their diversity initiatives.
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What does the Covid-19 tier system mean for offices?
16 October 2020Regulations underpinning the 3-tier lockdown system are now in force in England, as part of the government’s efforts to step up its response to the pandemic. This article considers if the new regulations demand a stricter approach to office work and meetings.
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Record €35 million fine for excessive employee monitoring
08 October 2020An employer in Germany has been fined over €35 million under the General Data Protection Regulation for unlawfully monitoring its employees. What impact could this have on employers in the UK?
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Supply of labour regulations - will your business be caught
07 October 2020This article considers the implications of a recent High Court judgment taking a broad approach to the concept of “employment” in the legislation regulating businesses which supply labour.
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Agency workers and how to engage them
07 October 2020This article looks at the increasing popularity of agency workers in light of coronavirus and the main points that businesses should consider when seeking to engage them.
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Employment Tribunals - will this winter see a flurry of claims?
07 October 2020Imminent changes in Employment Tribunal procedures are likely to reduce case backlogs and lead to claims progressing to a hearing more quickly in a climate in which employment disputes are increasing. How will this affect employers?
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Government to pay bonus for retaining furloughed workers
05 October 2020The Chancellor has announced a new job retention bonus as part of its Plan for Jobs 2020. Employers who bring workers back from furlough and retain them in employment until the end of January 2021 will qualify for a £1,000 bonus payable after 15 February 2021. Further guidance on the scheme was published on 31 July and 2 October.
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Face coverings and the workplace
01 October 2020This article sets out our updated analysis of the current rules regarding face coverings at work and some of the practical issues that arise for employers.
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Government proposes changes to modern slavery statements
30 September 2020The government has set out proposed changes to the Modern Slavery Act which, when implemented, will strengthen current requirements. In this article we look at the impact of these proposals and what steps organisations can take now to prepare.