Tag Archive: Coronavirus

Automatically unfair dismissal

Is it automatically unfair to dismiss for failure to attend work due to COVID concerns?

A dismissal is automatically unfair if the reason for the dismissal is that the employeeView Article

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Is long COVID a disability?

According to official statistics published on 6 May 2022, an estimated 1.8 million people livingView Article

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long COVID
Public health

Living with COVID – public health guidance for employers

The UK Health Security Agency has published new public health guidance for employers in EnglandView Article

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Living with COVID – what are the employment implications?

On 21 February, the Prime Minister set out the Government’s strategy for living with COVID-19View Article

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Living with Covid
vaccinated

Is dismissal for refusal to be vaccinated fair?

Dismissal of an employee with more than two years’ service will be unfair unless theView Article

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Top five cases of 2021

It has been another busy year for employers and HR professionals.  Employers have been dealingView Article

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Top five cases
Freedom day?

Freedom day? Restrictions in England removed from 19 July 2021.

On 19 July 2021, England moved to Step 4 of the roadmap and most ofView Article

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Was it automatically unfair to dismiss an employee who expressed concerns about working in the office and asked to be furloughed?

A dismissal is automatically unfair if the reason for it is that in circumstances ofView Article

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automatic unfair dismissal
hybrid working

On demand webinar: hybrid working – the new normal?

You can now view the recording of our webinar on the issue of hybrid workingView Article

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Changes to flexible working and redundancy protection?

The Government has published its response to the report of the Women and Equalities CommitteeView Article

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gendered impact