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Irwin Mitchell LLP | United Kingdom | 24 Feb 2021
On Monday 22 February, the Prime Minister set out the four steps his government plans to take to lift Covid restrictions in England. Despite the…
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Gowling WLG | United Kingdom | 4 Jan 2021
First, full disclosure: I am married to a teacher. I have views about risks to her health and safety. They are not necessarily her views, nor those of…
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Gowling WLG | United Kingdom | 9 Dec 2020
In the landmark case The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions & Ors…
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Birketts LLP | United Kingdom | 27 Nov 2020
Guidance on using volunteers and the amended regulations on calculating a week’s pay are covered in this month's Quick fire. Guidance on using…
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Gowling WLG | United Kingdom | 19 Oct 2020
The Rules of Procedure for Acas Early Conciliation are changing on 1 December 2020. Here our employment law experts consider the impact of this change…
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Stevens & Bolton LLP | United Kingdom | 6 Aug 2020
The Employment Rights Act 1996 (Coronavirus, Calculation of a Week’s Pay) Regulations 2020 (the ‘Regulations’) came into force on 31 July 2020. The…
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Squire Patton Boggs | United Kingdom | 31 Jul 2020
Meet E. He is the poor soul at the heart of this week’s new statutory instrument concerning the rights of employees who are dismissed on or after…
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Gowling WLG | United Kingdom | 30 Jul 2020
From 31 July 2020, new rules apply to ensure furloughed employees who are made redundant will not be financially worse off merely because they have…
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Hill Dickinson LLP | United Kingdom | 20 Jul 2020
As the lockdown restrictions ease and employers slowly return to more normal ways of working, it is unfortunately inevitable that the impact of the…
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Taylor Wessing | United Kingdom | 20 May 2020
Following Government guidance on how to return to work safely (see below) does not guarantee that employers will not face claims from employees. It…