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Care worker was unfairly dismissed
A care worker was unfairly dismissed because furlough wasn't considered during a redundancy exercise.A former care assistant, who was made redundant rather than furloughed at the start of the pandemic was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has determined.This...
Acas vaccination research
New research by Acas has found that a quarter of British employers have not been giving their staff paid time off to allow staff to get their covid vaccine.59% of those surveyed have been giving staff paid time off but this leaves the remainder either...
With furlough now ended, we consider the impact for employers.
After 18 months and numerous extensions, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) finally ended on the 30th of September 2021.It is estimated that around a million workers remained on furlough or flexi furlough in September, although with a record...
How do I protect the business against claims of discrimination?
If your employee does something that could be seen as “discriminatory in the course of their employment”, then as an employer you can be held “vicariously liable” on behalf of your employee.Vicarious liability involves making an employer liable for the...
What do the self-isolation changes mean for me?
From the 16th of August 2021 in England, employees no longer need to self-isolate if they are notified by NHS Test and Trace that they’ve had close contact with someone with COVID-19 if they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.They must have been...
Calculating notice and redundancy pay for furloughed employees
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is due to end on the 30th of September 2021.If you then need to make furloughed employees redundant, it is important to know how to calculate their notice and redundancy pay.Furloughed staff are entitled to...
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