Employment Law News Updates and HR Articles

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...

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...

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...

What are the changes to the extended furlough scheme?Under the extended furlough scheme, the government will contribute a percentage of wages up to a cap of £2,500.From the 1st of July 2021, the contribution was 70% with employers having to pay 10% for...

The government has publicly named and shamed over 100 employers for failing to pay the correct minimum wage.Whilst this list included some big hitters such as Tesco, many were small employers caught out with the nuances of the legislation.So what did they...

On the 1st of April 2021, the national living wage (NLW) rate rises from £8.72 to £8.91 per hour.In addition, the age of eligibility for the NLW is lowered from 25 to 23 years of age.This means that the adult rate of the NMW will only be payable to those...