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Posted: 14/07/21
Although lockdowns are being eased across the country, the trend of working from home does not seem to be fading. With this new normal, post-COVID world comes the added complication of employee surveillance. Where do employers draw the line?
Posted: 30/06/21
New research shows that the number of age discrimination complaints being taken to employment tribunals is up by 74 per cent year-on-year.
Posted: 29/06/21
The UK Government will be reducing its contributions to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from July 1st. The scheme, which is due to end at the end of September, is also not expected to be extended, despite a delay to the final lifting of lockdown in England.
Posted: 20/04/21
Kent Foods Ltd had dismissed a delivery driver for gross misconduct after he failed to wear a mask inside his cab.
Posted: 13/04/21
A former Pimlico plumber has lost his case after the EAT has ruled he is not entitled to backdated holiday payments.
Posted: 12/03/21
Uber drivers have won a landmark legal battle which means they are now classed as workers, not self-employed, giving them certain employment rights.
Posted: 18/12/20
Government’s furlough scheme failed to stop 314,000 people losing their job from June to September this year.
Posted: 31/10/20
COVID-19 has thrown more than a few employment law problems at UK businesses and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Here are our guides and advice to give employers answers to some of the more pressing concerns.