Employment Law
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This is an update to our original article posted on 20 March 2020. I am “vulnerable” due to my health, age or pregnancy, but my employer expects me to come...
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This is an update – our original article was posted 19 March 2020. Following the Government’s advice of 18 March 2020 that all schools in the UK will be closed...
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We’ve put together some frequently asked questions and answers about the coronavirus and how it may affect your business. 1. What are employers’ obligations? Employers have a legal duty to...
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The Government has announced there will be an amendment to Regulation 13 of the Working Time Regulations to allow workers to carry over EU holiday into the next two leave...
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The Home Office has confirmed that applications to the EU Settlement Scheme are still live and open, although the processing of applications may take longer at the present time due...
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Due to the coronavirus crisis and the impact on businesses, the decision has been taken to remove the obligation to report gender pay gap data this year. All enforcement has...
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The Government has announced that the extension of IR35 to relevant companies in the private sector will be postponed by a year. The off-payroll rules will now come into effect...
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The case of Chief Constable of Leicestershire v Hextall was heard by the Court of Appeal last year, in the conjoined appeal with Ali v Capita. The question before the...
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There are a number of changes due to come into force with effect from 6 April 2020 following Theresa May’s Government’s Good Work Plan, issued in December 2018 following the...
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The Good Work Plan was a consultation following the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices. Following that consultation, various pieces of legislation are to be enacted. Generally, the Good Work...
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Do you engage drivers through their own personal service companies directly or through an agency? Have you reviewed the basis upon which you engage these drivers? Are you aware that...
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The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (“TUPE”) protects the rights of employees when the business they work for or the contract they work on transfers to another...
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