Employment law
April 2020 employment law changes: eight tasks for HR
Each April, HR professionals must ensure that their organisation complies with the latest round of amended employment laws and deadlines....
Research: Furlough is curtailing job losses
The government’s furlough scheme is discouraging companies to cut jobs after research this week revealed that only one in 20...
Treasury urged to look again at coronavirus scheme loophole
Government officials thought to be looking at ways of helping those caught between jobs in March.
Home Office warns of delay in EU settlement scheme decisions
EU citizens applying to remain in the UK following Brexit have been warned their application may take longer to be...
Barclays not liable for sexual assaults committed by contractor
Barclays Bank is not liable for the numerous alleged sexual assaults committed by a self-employed doctor who had been contracted...
Furlough in action: BA, M&S, Disney, McAlpine and more
Employers are putting thousands of staff on furlough to reduce their costs and seek to protect their employment during a...
Top 10 HR questions March 2020: Coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic dominated the top 10 most popular FAQs in March.
The coronavirus outbreak is having a big impact...
Supreme Court: Morrisons not vicariously liable for employee’s data leak
Morrisons has successfully argued in the Supreme Court that it cannot be held vicariously liable for a data breach in...
Frontline health workers granted visa extension
Home secretary Priti Patel has announced that frontline NHS workers whose visas are due to expire before 1 October will...
Personnel Today Awards 2020 open for entries
Entries have opened for the 2020 Personnel Today Awards, recognising the HR professionals, teams and suppliers that have delivered outstanding...
Remote working: key considerations for junior employees’ development
Employers need to establish clear processes, monitor the quality of work and provide timely feedback if they are to effectively...
‘What has surprised me about the coronavirus crisis’
Key speakers at a recent London conference on the Covid-19 outbreak reflect on the seismic changes in the month since the forum.
Coronavirus: Home Office speeds up right to work checks
Right to work checks can now be carried out using scanned or online documents.
Businesses appoint administrators as virus closures hit high streets
Thousands of jobs at risk as two restaurant chains and a household goods supplier enter administration.
What will happen to employment status and the Good Work Plan?
Against the background of the coronavirus crisis, the changes coming in on 6 April and the proposed Employment Bill continue to narrow the gap between the status and rights of workers and employee.
