The Regulations On 6 January 2022 the Secretary of State signed into law Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/15); https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/15/made. The...
On Tuesday 4 January, Boris Johnson announced that “Plan B” rules would remain in place. This means the current guidance is such that employees should work from home where they are able to (this has been the guidance since 13 December 2021 in...
As many of you will be aware, over the last few years there has been a number of high-profile cases which have addressed the difficult concept of whether individuals working in the ‘gig economy’ are employees, workers or self-employed. Last...
On 21 December 2021, Chancellor Rishi Sunak set out a £1bn fund to help businesses hit by the significant rise in COVID cases: Restaurants, bars, cinemas and theatres will be eligible (in the coming weeks) to apply for a one-off grant of up to...
As we have mentioned recently, a number of tribunal decisions relating to Covid-19 are finally being published and casting some light on the challenges that have been faced by employers in dealing with such an unprecedented period. The two most...
On 19th July 2021 the Government removed its guidance advising employees, wherever possible, to work from home; however, it is undeniable that a long-term consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic is the increased ability to work from home, even in...
COVID-related cases continue to emerge from the employment tribunal. Many cases are showing that claimants are relying on the provisions of section 100 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, which give automatic unfair dismissal protection for...
A number of cases involving COVID-related dismissals are now emerging from the tribunals. One such case is Accattatis v Fortuna Group (London) Ltd. In this case, during the early period of lockdown in March/April 2020, the claimant asked to work...
Unlike unfair dismissal compensation, which is limited to financial loss, discrimination compensation can also cover non-financial losses, which more often than not will include an award for ‘injury to feelings’. This means that in some...
Well, it’s been a while. We postponed our newsletter while we were sending out COVID updates but now, with a new year, a new dawn and sunlit uplands (hopefully) hoving into view, we feel it is perhaps time to start getting back to normal – the...
Updated 23rd December 2020 Boris Johnson announced on Saturday 31st October that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), set to end on that day, would be extended. The Job Support Scheme (and the Job Retention Bonuses) has been postponed...
With all the talk about whether the UK will reach a Brexit deal before 31 December 2020, it is easy to forget that, whatever happens, the transition period will end on that date and from then on the UK’s immigration system will be very different...
