Covid-19 is not a ‘serious and imminent danger’. Risk assessments might be.
There are two separate species of claim which employers and HR professional may feel particularly threatened by: Covid-19 personal injury
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unlimited serious and imminent ET claims about to hit most employers
How will you respond, whether as employer or employee, to any of these situations in the workplace? masks aren’t sufficient
Read morepaid over £37,500? or short service? or contract varied?
Employees having contracts varied, being dismissed or made redundant, even with just weeks or months service, will have just accrued
Read moreFurlough guidance for employers published
The government has published guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for furlough payments here: gov.uk: guidance for the job
Read moreDon’t wait for details of the furlough scheme – Get it Done!
Furlough payments will not last forever. For many, perhaps most businesses, the obvious commercial decision must be to lay off
Read moreEmployees taking the michael….
…and taking advantage of Coronavirus We have had reports of absent employees calling in to work to report symptoms of
Read moreCoronavirus: expert employment law advice for employers
As the government response to coronavirus (Covid-19) is continually being reviewed, the most up to date source of information for
Read moreVeganism and discrimination
The League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) is being sued by its dismissed ex-head of policy and research, Jordi Casamitjana. He
Read moreWill scrapping of Tribunal Fees make any difference?
The Supreme Court has today scrapped fees for Employment Tribunal claims …. discrimination claims are likely to bounce back very quickly indeed.
Read moreTony Blackburn sacking – employment law and unfair dismissal
Is it fair that Tony Blackburn should be dismissed by the BBC because he said his recollection was that he wasn’t interviewed in
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