Redundancy ‘Step by Step Guide’ Managing Redundancies – key steps to consider With the gradual phasing out of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, and prevailing uncertainty regarding the speed with which the economy is likely to recover from the effects of the pandemic, many employers are unfortunately in the position of needing to implement drastic […]
Discrimination and Vicarious Liability in Employment Law As an employer, do you pay close attention to the actions of your employees? Does this go beyond simply making sure they arrive on time, complete the tasks assigned, follow the processes you set in place and to a standard you require? Are you doing enough? In this […]
Annual leave, COVID-19 and quarantine – What employers need to know With flights to popular tourist destinations being reinstated and the chance of a summer get away becoming a possibility, there are implications for the employment relationship which must be acknowledged when you factor in the 14-day period of post-travel self-isolation required when re-entering […]
OBSTACLES TO RETURNING TO THE WORKPLACE DURING COVID-19: CHILDCARE On 11 May 2020, the Government published the Health & Safety guidelines that employers should follow when opening up the workplace again in the context of COVID-19. This guidance comprises different sets of guidelines covering 8 different workplace settings: construction and other outdoor work factories, […]
04/05/20 Employment Law Update – It can be hard enough to keep up with changes in Employment Law at the best of times but with the current pandemic and related schemes such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme dominating general and HR/Employment Law publications it would be easy for some unrelated changes to slip through […]
09/04/20 Employment Law Update – Here at Employee Management Limited we have been fielding many questions regarding the Government’s recently announced Job Retention Scheme. The temporary scheme has been created to assist organisations that are unable maintain their current workforce because operations have been severely affected by coronavirus. It allows employers to furlough employees and […]
25/03/2020 – Covid-19 and Lockdown – As we see the world halt and enter a mass lockdown to slow the spread of Covid-19 it’s natural that there will be anxiety around business and fear of what the future may hold. It’s important to remember that we are all in this together, everyone across the UK, […]
Employment Law Update – It can be difficult to keep one step ahead of changes in Employment Law. In this article we take a brief look at some recent case law decisions and the key legislative changes on the horizon for 2020. Is it necessary to have an Investigation Meeting with an employee before requiring […]
13/03/2020 – Coronavirus – The first outbreak of Coronavirus was at the end of December in Wuhan, China. It’s passed on through personal contact with symptoms appearing between 2-15 days after. We are seeing daily increased in the number of confirmed cases here in the UK and across the world, with a number of countries […]
