Covid-19
Employee's long covid was a disability, says tribunal
An Employment Tribunal has ruled that an employee who was dismissed after a lengthy absence due to long covid symptoms was a disabled...
Living with covid – what does it mean for employers?
Across the UK, self-isolation requirements, contact tracing and free testing have either already disappeared or will do so over the...
COVID-19 round-up: Sick-pay changes and new tribunal rulings
Here's a round-up of several employment-related changes made in response to the Omicron variant, as well as a summary of 2 recent covid-related...
Can I sack someone for COVID-related work refusal?
There have been two more Employment Tribunal decisions in cases where staff have been sacked for refusing to attend work over coronavirus-related...
COVID-19 round-up: April extensions and expiries
Many of the temporary changes in law designed to help businesses were due to expire at the end of March. Here we round up which of...
Can I require staff to be vaccinated?
COVID-19: Vaccination and the workplace...
COVID-19 round-up
COVID-19 round-up: Updated guidance on furloughing parents and shielders; No appeal from the government over High Court health and...
COVID-19 round-up: shielding staff eligible for sick pay again; funding changes
As well as the extension of the furlough scheme, there have been a number of other recent announcements affecting employers and the...
Furlough scheme extension: further guidance published
The UK government has published more guidance about the extended Coronavirus Job Retention (furlough) Scheme, which runs until 31 March...
COVID-19 round-up: Job Support Scheme coming; insolvency measures extended
COVID-19 round up covering: Job Support Scheme, Insolvency measures being extension, Income Tax and VAT deferrals extension, Loan extension...
Employers face fines if staff break self-isolation to go to work
Since 28 September 2020, there is a legal obligation on you to ensure your staff don't breach self-isolation rules in order to work...
How to deal with staff forced to quarantine after returning from abroad
What can you do when your staff go abroad on holiday and are forced to quarantine when they return?...