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    Self-isolation can end three days early with negative test

    by Jo Faragher 22 Dec 2021
    by Jo Faragher 22 Dec 2021

    People infected with Covid in England can now come out of self-isolation after seven rather than 10 days according to...

    • Coronavirus
    • Self-isolation
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    Fit note requirement temporarily extended to 28 days

    by Rob Moss 20 Dec 2021
    by Rob Moss 20 Dec 2021

    The government has extended the time period that employees can self-certify sick from seven days to 28 days, as it...

    • Coronavirus
    • Agency workers
    • Self-isolation

    ‘Urgent’ call for former teachers to return to classroom

    by Jo Faragher 20 Dec 2021
    by Jo Faragher 20 Dec 2021

    The Department for Education has issued a call for former teachers to return to the classroom to minimise the disruption...

    • Coronavirus
    • Vaccinations
    • Hospitality

    Introduce emergency support to save hospitality, trade bodies plead

    by Jo Faragher 20 Dec 2021
    by Jo Faragher 20 Dec 2021

    Hospitality businesses and trade bodies are calling for the chancellor to introduce emergency support measures as surging Omicron cases impact...

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    Expect staff shortages because of Omicron surge

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Dec 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Dec 2021

    Businesses should expect staff shortages because of a surge Omicron cases, ministers have been told.
    According to cabinet sources, prime...

    • Coronavirus
    • Case law
    • Vaccinations

    What does 2022 have in store for HR?

    by Beverley Sunderland 14 Dec 2021
    by Beverley Sunderland 14 Dec 2021

    More cases will start to work their way through the overburdened tribunal system which directly relate to the pandemic – around furlough, redundancy, vaccinations and workplace returns.

    • Coronavirus
    • Financial wellbeing
    • Self-isolation

    CIPD: Raise statutory sick pay to same rate as NMW

    by Jo Faragher 14 Dec 2021
    by Jo Faragher 14 Dec 2021

    Almost two-thirds of employers think the UK’s rate of statutory sick pay (SSP) is too low, according to research by...

    • Hybrid working
    • Coronavirus
    • Self-isolation

    Omicron: Employers react to concerns over new variant

    by Jo Faragher 29 Nov 2021
    by Jo Faragher 29 Nov 2021

    Employers are rethinking working arrangements and plans for Christmas parties in light of a new Covid variant having emerged in...

    • Shielding
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    • Coronavirus

    Covid-related employment cases: 10 key rulings for employers

    by Stephen Simpson 22 Nov 2021
    by Stephen Simpson 22 Nov 2021

    Employment tribunals have been deciding coronavirus-related cases throughout 2021. We set out 10 key first-instance rulings related to the pandemic from which employers can learn lessons.

    • Coronavirus
    • Testing
    • Vaccinations

    Self-isolation could be scrapped in March, reports suggest

    by Personnel Today 15 Nov 2021
    by Personnel Today 15 Nov 2021

    Self-isolation rules for people who test positive for Covid-19 are set to be scrapped in March, according to government documents...

    • Hybrid working
    • Coronavirus
    • Vaccinations

    Top 10 HR Questions August 2021: NHS Covid Pass and self-isolation

    by Brightmine 1 Sep 2021
    by Brightmine 1 Sep 2021

    The NHS Covid Pass can be used in England as evidence of full vaccination, a negative test or natural immunity....

    • Absence
    • Coronavirus
    • Vaccinations

    What can HR do if double-jabbed employees insist on self-isolating?

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Aug 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Aug 2021

    Employers risk landing in legal hot water if they try to force a double-jabbed employee into work if they insist...

    • General Data Protection Regulation
    • Coronavirus
    • Testing

    Self-isolation, Covid-19 vaccinations and GDPR: employers’ questions answered

    by Jo Moseley 16 Aug 2021
    by Jo Moseley 16 Aug 2021

    From Monday 16 August 2021, employees who have been double vaccinated (or are aged 18 and under) will be able...

    • Police
    • Coronavirus
    • Testing

    More workers added to self-isolation exemption list

    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Jul 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Jul 2021

    A total of 2,000 workplace testing sites for workers asked to self-isolate are set to open.

    • Absence
    • Coronavirus
    • Testing

    Food supply chain staff made exempt from self-isolation

    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Jul 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Jul 2021

    People working in the food supply chain will not need to self-isolate if they have been ‘pinged’ by the NHS Covid-19 app.

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