Employee
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Since 2011 there is no longer a default retirement age in this country for employees (which most latterly had been 65). However “retirement” is still a concept used by many...
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On 14 December 2021, MPs voted to pass regulations that require all healthcare workers aged 18 and over who have direct, face-to-face contact with service users, to provide evidence that...
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence describes Long Covid as symptoms of Covid-19 continuing for more than 12 weeks from infection. The current NHS list of Covid-19 symptoms...
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More information has now been provided by the Government concerning temporary short-term visas for HGV drivers engaged in food transportation. Not all information is yet clear but the following guidance...
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In Thompson v Scancrown Ltd (trading as Manors), the Employment Tribunal held that a refusal of a female employee’s request for flexible working, which would have enabled her to collect...
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In Handley v Tatenhill Aviation Limited, the Employment Tribunal held that an employee was unfairly dismissed for procedural reasons when they were made redundant by their employer even though it...
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In the recent case of De Lacey v Wechseln Ltd t/a The Andrew Hill Salon, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) have held that a constructive dismissal may be discriminatory, even...
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The Employment Tribunal ruled in Prosser v Community Gateway Association Ltd that an employer did not discriminate against a pregnant woman engaged on a zero-hours contract after she was sent...
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In Mhindurwa v Lovingangels Care Limited, the Employment Tribunal held that an employee was unfairly dismissed when her employer failed to consider using the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“Furlough...
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Workers have won a Supreme Court ruling against the supermarket giant, Asda, in a judgment that could lead to millions of pounds worth of equal pay claims against supermarkets. Background...
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The Prime Minister has unveiled his plans for the easing of lockdown restrictions on 19 July. He has confirmed that the legal restrictions will be lifted, but he expects individuals...
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There are increasing calls for the government to change the existing Shared Parental Leave policy and replace it with a new system similar to the one in place in Sweden...
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