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Coronavirus vaccination - FAQs for employers
26 March 2021Employers are facing many difficult and untested employment law issues as the UK rolls out its Covid-19 vaccination programme. These FAQs cover whether an employer can make vaccination compulsory for its employees, alternatives to a mandatory requirement, time off for vaccine appointments, dealing with vaccine objectors, data privacy concerns and other issues.
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Sickness absence and sick pay during the Covid-19 pandemic - FAQs for employers
26 March 2021This article answers some of the most frequently asked questions about sickness absence and sick pay during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, including the rules on statutory sick pay and the position of people who are self-isolating, “shielding” or otherwise vulnerable.
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How to mitigate the risk of employment claims on return to work during Covid-19 – a table
25 March 2021Our table for employers sets out the practical steps to take in order to reduce the scope for claims from employees arising out of coming to work during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Further guidance issued on right to work checks for EEA nationals during the grace period
25 March 2021The Home Office has provided UK employers with further details about what actions they may take when checking the right to work of EEA nationals and their family members during the post-transition grace period from 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2021.
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Tarun Tawakley rejoins Lewis Silkin as partner in employment litigation team
Press Release
25 March 2021Lewis Silkin announces that Tarun Tawakley is to rejoin the firm as a partner after four years as Head of Employment Law and Commercial Litigation at Deliveroo.
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When is time spent on call ‘working time’?
25 March 2021Two recent judgments of the European Court of Justice have provided guidance on when standby or on-call time will count as “working time” for the purposes of the Working Time Regulations.
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Reopening offices – what do the new regulations say?
24 March 2021The government has published the regulations underpinning the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions in England. We look at what they mean for office workers.
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『個別に調査を行うつもりです。』との王室の声明
23 March 2021サセックス公爵夫人に対するいじめの申し立てのタイミングについて、どのように考えても、「調査を行います。」というバッキンガム宮殿の反応は、ここ数か月および数年に渡る他の多くの著名企業や機関の反応と似ている。この記事では、職場での申し立てに対する調査を行う際に組織がナビゲートする必要のある多くの重要で複雑な問題（懲戒および不平の問題を含む）について検討する。Whatever you might think about the timing of bullying allegations against the Duchess of Sussex, the response of Buckingham Palace is similar to that of many other high-profile companies and institutions over recent months and years: “an investigation will take place”. In this article, we consider the many important and complex issues organisations need to navigate when conducting investigations into allegations in the workplace (including disciplinary and grievance matters).
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No right to carry over holiday pay entitlement where leave has already been taken unpaid
23 March 2021The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that, where a worker has taken a period of unpaid holiday, they will not be entitled to a backdated payment for it (or any earlier periods) if they do not submit a claim within a three-month limitation period after the claim has arisen. The decision of the European Court of Justice in King v Sash Window Workshop did not require a different approach.
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Supreme Court decides care workers not entitled to minimum wage when asleep during sleep-in shifts
22 March 2021In a decision of huge significance for the care sector, the Supreme Court (SC) has finally given its long-awaited judgment on whether care workers working sleep-in shifts are entitled to the national minimum wage (NMW) for periods when they are asleep.
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Launch of new Graduate route and changes to Skilled Worker route announced
18 March 2021The Home Office is launching a new Graduate route from 1 July 2021 and is making amendments to Skilled Worker route from 6 April 2021
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Employment Tribunal quarterly statistics - a glimpse of things to come?
17 March 2021The Ministry of Justice has released its quarterly report on the Employment Tribunal statistics for the period from October to December 2020, providing a fascinating glimpse into the claims landscape as the economic effects of Covid-19 unfold.
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Compensation for unfair dismissals likely to increase: Linda Hynes comments for Irish Independent
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17 March 2021Linda Hynes comments for the Irish Independent on the impact that Covid-19 is likely to have on higher compensation awards for workers who have been unfairly dismissed.
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Unified Patent Court put on hold – again: Antony Craggs writes for the Law Society Gazette
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15 March 2021The Unified Patent Court has been put on hold again. So what does this mean, what are its aims and will it ever come to fruition? Antony Craggs explains in this article for The Law Society Gazette.
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Industry prepares for Apple Tracking restrictions
12 March 2021In June 2020 Apple sent shockwaves through the ad industry by announcing that it would require iOS apps to obtain user consent to track the user or access their Apple device’s advertising identifier (i.e. the ‘IDFA’) for targeted advertising or advertising measurement purposes.
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Multiple case numbers soar at Employment Tribunals: Laura Farnsworth comments for Personnel Today
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12 March 2021In this article for Personnel Today, Laura Farnsworth shares her insight on the rising claims within the employment tribunal since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Jabs for jobs? What to know when putting together your firm’s vaccination policy: Richard Moore comments for The Drum
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12 March 2021Can (and should) workplaces be encouraging or insisting that employees are vaccinated before they return? Could being vaccinated against Covid-19 become a company policy? Richard Moore discusses further in this article for The Drum.
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Financial support for the self-employed extended again until September 2021
11 March 2021The Coronavirus Self-Employment Income Support Scheme has been extended with a fifth and final grant covering the period May to September, with further guidance on eligibility for the fourth grant.
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Strategy to sort out remote working on both sides: Síobhra Rush comments for Health and Safety Times
Press
10 March 2021In this article, Siobhra Rush comments for Health and Safety Times on the right to work remotely.
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I’m still standing - should employers set up a standing body for collective consultation?
10 March 2021Employers may have to contemplate difficult decisions as they look ahead to the lasting effects of the pandemic, including potentially making redundancies. This article discusses whether now might be an opportune time for employers with no recognised trade union to set up a standing body for collective consultation purposes.