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HR / Employment Law News

Instant Messaging

Instant Messaging has proved to be an invaluable means of communicating with staff who are working from home, with applications such as Microsoft Teams, Slack and Whatsapp being increasingly used on a…
23 June 2020

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Third-party Harassment

Despite the fact that employers are not vicariously liable for third-party harassment against their employees, they have an established duty of care to do what is reasonable to protect them from such…
18 June 2020

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Discrimination at Work

Despite increased awareness of its impact, discrimination in the workplace remains commonplace, and poses a significant challenge to employers.  The potential consequences include costly legal action (with unlimited compensatory awards in the…
22 May 2020

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Law Commission proposes changes to Employment Tribunals

Following a period of consultation in 2019, the Law Commission has made a series of proposals to improve how employment disputes are decided. The proposals include significant changes to time limits and…
21 May 2020

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How do you stop banter going too far?

The escalation of homeworking has led to a rapid increase in digital communication between employees. Channels such as Whats App, Slack, Teams and Zoom offer valuable opportunities to maintain contact and morale…
19 May 2020

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How is holiday treated during furlough leave?

During periods of ‘furlough leave’ in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic, workers will continue to accrue their holiday. Workers can take holiday during the furlough period in the normal way, subject…
4 May 2020

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Navigating holiday pay, what are employees entitled to?

Who is entitled to paid holiday? All employees and workers, workers being those who don’t have full employment status, but are engaged on the basis of providing personal service. How is the…
30 April 2020

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COVID-19 Support for Employers…

In the face of the massive repercussions of the spread of COVID-19, the Government has put in place several initiatives specifically designed to address the needs of employers. The following is our summary of the help which is currently available.  The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme  A new Coronavirus…
8 April 2020

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Legal changes affecting employers from April 2020

In the current situation relating to COVID-19, it would be easy for employers to lose sight of the fact that there are important Employment Law changes taking effect in April.  Many of these have come…
31 March 2020