Is it automatically unfair to dismiss an employee for refusing to attend work due to concerns surrounding Covid-19?
A tribunal has recently concluded upon a case in which an employee was dismissed for his refusal to attend the workplace until ‘lockdown had eased’. The claimant had a 7 month old baby and a child with sickle cell disease so deemed removing himself from the workplace an appropriate measure to protect himself and his family from Covid-19.
The Good Work Plan and other future employment law developments
April 2020 saw a number of measures from the Good Work Plan come into effect.
Managing flexible working requests
As employers start to think about staff returning to the workplace it may be that flexible working is something that many employees will raise, but is this something that businesses have to facilitate?
Uber case should be ‘wake-up call’ for businesses using independent contractors, says leading HR expert
Businesses which use independent contractors as part of their workforce need to conduct an urgent review of whether those contractors should be regarded as employed workers, following a landmark Supreme Court judgement last week, according to a leading East Anglian HR expert.
Online HR masterclass series will help employers adjust to the ‘new normal’
After a tumultuous year, learning the lessons from 2020 and adjusting to the ‘new normal’ in HR is a massive challenge facing all employers – and especially smaller businesses which may not have a dedicated HR function.
Top tips for virtual interviewing
With most things turning virtual within the last 6 months, our interviewing process has changed. We now hold interviews via a virtual platform.
Homeworking arrangements - FAQs
Whilst some homeworking arrangements may have been in place several weeks ago, due to COVID-19 we are now seeing more and more employees working remotely.
National Sickie Day - Is your sickness policy fit for purpose?
According to statistics the first Monday in February is the day when employees are most likely to be absent from work, therefore being given the title of national sickie day.