Publications

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has recently published guidance for employers on Covid-19 testing and contact tracing.  

Following a consultation undertaken during May – July 2019, the Government announced in August 2020 that it was going to legislate for so-called Deferred Debt Agreements (DDAs) to be lawfully concluded between an LGPS Fund and an admitted employer.

The Covid-19 restrictions have shone the spotlight on agile working in a way never before seen. 

Last week, the Government published its response to the House of Common’s Petitions Select Committee's recommendations that certain family-friendly rights be extended in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite a number of restraints, working life appears to be getting back to “new normal”. For company secretaries and in house lawyers, it is, at last, an opportunity to look back, reflect and then put lessons learnt, since March, into practice.

According to a study by Rightmove, the number of homes selling within a week of being placed on the market is at its highest level for ten years.

Last week, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held in K v L that it was unfair to dismiss an employee for a crime that he was charged with but not prosecuted for, where the evidence was inconclusive.

There are new regulations that suspend and amend Schedule 29 of the Coronavirus Act 2020. All new possession notices will now have to comply with the extended notice periods.

As coronavirus symptoms can take up to 14 days to appear, individuals travelling abroad must self-isolate for 14 days on arrival unless they are travelling from a country or territory within a travel corridor, a common travel area, or a British overseas territory.

For many organisations, redundancies are an unfortunate effect of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is important for the organisation and the people that a redundancy process is done right. Recent statistics show that unfortunately this is not always the outcome. For example a recent Citizens Advice Bureau report suggest that parents, carers and disabled employees were

As an employer, all social housing and care providers will be a “responsible person” for the purposes of the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013.

With the UK now officially in a recession, and the furlough scheme winding down, many employers are considering making redundancies in an attempt to protect their businesses.