Essential employment law news and guidance including the latest case law, legal commentary and new employment legislation for employers and HR professionals.
Top 10 HR questions May 2020: Returning to work safely
As lockdown restrictions gradually begin to ease, employers have been preparing for employees to return to work.
The government has...
Almost 1,900 reports of furlough fraud to HMRC
The government has received almost 1,900 reports of fraudulent use of its furlough scheme, according to new figures from HMRC....
Covid-19 recovery: Employer brands will require ‘seismic shift’
How employers have treated their staff during the Covid-19 crisis will be the ‘acid test’ for candidates considering whether to...
One week left to furlough employees
Employers have just five working days to place employees on furlough that have so far not been on the government’s...
Commentary
The return to work and the risk of ‘associative discrimination’
Employers could be exposing themselves to allegations of discrimination if they require employees who live with a clinically vulnerable person to return to work.
Calculating notice pay for employees on furlough
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was created at such speed that it created many unanswered questions. The government has...
Settlement agreements: Paying employees’ legal bills
The amount that an employer should pay towards a departing employee’s legal fees for taking advice on a settlement agreement...
Discrimination
Black Lives Matter: Employers urged to take a stand against racism
HR professionals are being advised to “check in” with their employees and do their best to accommodate annual leave requests...
DWP employee called ‘racist’ for remarking on Wales’ wet weather
A former Department for Work and Pensions employee who was found to be a victim of age and race discrimination...
Recent case shows employers must consider disability before dismissing staff
Leeds Teaching hospital case casts fresh light on organisations vulnerability to discriminatory decisions.
Redundancy
Top 10 HR questions May 2020: Returning to work safely
As lockdown restrictions gradually begin to ease, employers have been preparing for employees to return to work.
The government has...
Covid-19 recovery: Employer brands will require ‘seismic shift’
How employers have treated their staff during the Covid-19 crisis will be the ‘acid test’ for candidates considering whether to...
One week left to furlough employees
Employers have just five working days to place employees on furlough that have so far not been on the government’s...
Tupe
Furlough: updated guidance confirms TUPE and overseas citizens’ eligibility
Employees who were transferred to another organisation under TUPE after 28 February 2020 are eligible for furlough, the government has...
Furlough: HMRC clarifies TUPE rules and warns against fraud
Employees who were transferred to another organisation under TUPE after 28 February 2020 can receive 80% of their wages while...
Top 10 HR questions February 2020: Coronavirus and right-to-work checks
How to respond to the risk of the spread of coronavirus is the subject of February’s most popular FAQs.
Employers...
Maternity & Paternity
Personnel Today Awards 2020: entry deadline extension available
With just one week left until the original deadline, we announce that organisations can apply for a two-week extension to...
Return to work: employers’ questions answered
Can our office reopen yet? Do we have to provide staff with PPE? Many concerns about the return to work...
Maternity leave and furlough: what options do HR have?
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme rules are complicated enough, without the added layer of complexity surrounding maternity leave and new...
