Back in December 2019 we spent some time looking at the legal responsibilities for employers when dealing with flexible working requests. Although this was written pre-Covid-19 pandemic, the legal framework remains the same. We look at who can submit a request, how employers should deal with requests, refusing a request if you need too and…

Welcome to this months employment law update. This one is sure to help you over the coming weeks and months as we start to get back on track with the new normal. Our employment law team have had a number of questions surrounding flexible working, and flexible furlough. So we’ve put together some guidance on managing…

For information on the implications of this decision, please click here. 1. The UK courts have rejected the concept that employees can be transferred to more than one employer where activities are split on transfer. Employees are either sufficiently assigned to one employer that they transfer or, if there is no discernible pattern in the…

Welcome to the latest edition of our employment law update. This month, we’re looking at the light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel! How to Bring Furlough Leave to an End We have been working hard on guidance notes and advice videos which answer your questions on returning employees that have been placed on…

If it’s becoming apparent that your employees’ duties, work locations or times when work is done need to change when they return to work after a period of furlough leave, how do you achieve it? The first step is to identify whether you have the right to make the change in the contract, so start…

Welcome to the April edition of Vista’s employment law update. This month we are continuing to bring you up to the minute guidance on the Coronavirus pandemic, and what it means for HR professionals and employers. For this month only, we have given you exclusive access to the entire update. If you’d like to receive…

Updated: 12th June 2020 COVID-19 and Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) Regulations 2020 came into force on Friday 13th March 2020[1]. When do the Regulations apply? They provide that employees and workers who are self-isolating themselves from other people in such a manner as to prevent infection or contamination…

Coronavirus is giving rise to a variety challenging employee relations issues. Whilst each case will need to be dealt with on its own merits, there are some common approaches that employers may wish to adopt as a framework to help make decisions when issues of a similar nature arise. We have put together a short…

All employers are having to react to the challenges arising from the Coronavirus outbreak. The welfare and protection of staff is paramount, coupled with the economic implications and consequent organisational changes. In particular, the advice around social distancing has resulted in many employers having to introduce measures for staff to work at home and stop…

Updated: 23rd March 2020 What if an employee triggers your Absence Management Policy as a result of being infected or self-isolating in accordance with government guidance? Fairness: Employers are under a duty to act reasonably in all the circumstances. Therefore, we foresee that an Employment Tribunal would take a dim view if an employee on…