Employment law

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Covid-19 whistleblowers ignored and dismissed by employers

Nearly half of employees with coronavirus concerns have had their queries ignored.

Boeing cuts jobs as aviation sector views bleak future

News from Boeing, IATA and Heathrow underlines Covid threat to travel industry.

Farmers need clarity on ‘vital’ seasonal worker recruitment

The agriculture sector urgently needs clarity on how it will be able to recruit seasonal workers from overseas next year,...

Young people and ethnic minorities most likely to be laid off after furlough

Young people and ethnic minorities were most likely to be made unemployed after coming off furlough, according to a report...

Has Sunak’s latest Job Support Scheme quelled fears for tiers?

The new version of the Job Support Scheme has been thoroughly welcomed by business but there is no shortage of...

Why home workers who are ill should not work

With the onset of colder weather, inevitably the number of people with common colds and flu will rise, in addition...

Legal risks of Covid-19 testing in the workplace

Many employers are content on their staff relying on the coronavirus testing service provided by the NHS but, for some,...

Reasonable adjustments: What is reasonable in the face of Covid-19?

The requirement to make reasonable adjustments for those with disability is a well-recognised one in HR. But the pandemic has...

BAME is ‘increasingly irrelevant’ term

The leader of a government inquiry into ethnic disparities has said that ‘BAME’ is becoming an “increasingly irrelevant” term.
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Senior solicitor groped his secretary and told racist jokes

A solicitor who ran through the offices of his employer with a pretend Ku Klux Klan hood has been found guilty of sexual harassment and racist behaviour.