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    Early end to Covid isolation rules poses tough questions for employers

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Feb 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Feb 2022

    Ending of Covid isolation rules could see businesses struggling to manage duty of care.

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    Worker who refused to go to work because of Covid fear loses tribunal claim

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jan 2022

    An employee who had her wages withheld after she refused to go to work because she feared catching Covid-19 has...

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    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.

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    Sickness absence: thinking beyond Covid-19

    by James Grindlay 15 Jul 2021
    by James Grindlay 15 Jul 2021

    The impact of furlough, shielding, home working and sickness absence because of Covid-19 itself have, unsurprisingly, dominated the health and...

    • Shielding
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    CBI urges self isolation rethink from ministers

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Jul 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Jul 2021

    The CBI has called on the government to bring forward changes to Covid self-isolation rules to 19 July rather than wait until 16 August.

    • Working from home
    • Shielding
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    How should HR handle staff who refuse to return to the office?

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jul 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jul 2021

    Risks arise when dealing with staff who refuse to return to the office post 19 July.

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    Government accused of burying furlough guidance

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Jun 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Jun 2021

    The Treasury has rejected accusations it hid guidance stating that employees who were self-isolating could be placed on furlough.

    • Working from home
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    ‘Freedom day’: What the four-week delay means for employers

    by Kerry Garcia and Emily Hocken 17 Jun 2021
    by Kerry Garcia and Emily Hocken 17 Jun 2021

    This week’s postponement of lifting all coronavirus restrictions – from 21 June to 19 July – has thrown many businesses...

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    • Health surveillance

    Thinking too fast? How we made errors managing the Covid-19 pandemic

    by Dr Tony Williams 2 Jun 2021
    by Dr Tony Williams 2 Jun 2021

    When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) list was produced rapidly and as a classic example of thinking “too fast”.

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    Sainsbury’s £500m on pandemic staff costs hits profits

    by Jo Faragher 28 Apr 2021
    by Jo Faragher 28 Apr 2021

    Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s spent almost £500m on protecting staff and customers during the pandemic.

    • Shielding
    • Coronavirus
    • Health surveillance

    People with asthma at only ‘modestly increased’ risk of severe Covid-19

    by Nic Paton 1 Apr 2021
    by Nic Paton 1 Apr 2021

    People with asthma have only a modestly increased risk of developing severe Covid-19 and requiring admission to hospital from the...

    • Shielding
    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News

    Vulnerable workers won’t need to shield from 1 April

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Mar 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Mar 2021

    Employees currently 'shielding' will be able to return to the workplace next month, but should still work from home where possible.

    • Shielding
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    CIPD: Improve financial wellbeing for staff hit by pay challenges

    by Jo Faragher 5 Mar 2021
    by Jo Faragher 5 Mar 2021

    Almost half of organisations do not have a financial wellbeing programme in place, the CIPD's survey found.

    • Shielding
    • Testing
    • Coronavirus

    Why it is more complex than ‘irresponsible’ employers forcing workers into work

    by Nic Paton 5 Mar 2021
    by Nic Paton 5 Mar 2021

    Accusations have been flying about that ‘irresponsible’ employers are putting employees under pressure to come into potentially unsafe workplaces when...

    • Shielding
    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News

    Sickness absence rate at record low

    by Rob Moss 3 Mar 2021
    by Rob Moss 3 Mar 2021

    Covid-19 may have led to additional sickness absence, measures such as furlough, social distancing, shielding and working from home appear to have helped reduce other causes of absence.

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