As we head into the third official lockdown in the UK, our clients are asking us how best to help their employees navigate the challenges that these restrictions bring to everyday life. As schools close their doors, parents are faced with home-schooling alongside working from home. For key workers, the option to send their children…

The new immigration rules will apply after 11.00pm on 31 December 2020. EEA nationals living in the UK at that time will have until 30 June 2021 to apply for immigration status under the EU Settlement Scheme (“EUSS”) to remain in the UK legally. EEA nationals entering the UK from 1 January 2021 will have…

Our annual employment law update for 2020 gives you a roundup of what’s happening in the world of employment law, including new legislation, case law updates and what’s on the horizon for 2021. 2020 has been a year like no other, so let’s start looking forwards. In this update, in addition to legislation and case…

The coronavirus is giving rise to a variety of challenging issues for employers, particularly due to the ever changing national and regional laws and guidelines relating to lockdowns. At the time of writing (01/10/2020) a number of regions around the UK are in, or are embarking on imminent lockdowns with a number of further regions…

Hello and welcome to our latest employment law update. We had a short break in August, so this month we have packed in tribunal cases, guidance documents and resources to help you navigate the current climate we live in. As always, you can sign up to receive the full update in your inbox here, but…

We’re entering a period of change for many businesses following the Covid-19 pandemic. Here’s our guide for employers who are looking to make a change to terms and conditions of employment. If you prefer, you can watch the video here. Transfer situations aside, where the reason for the change relates to or is because of…

Hello and welcome to this months employment law update. Today, we are pleased to announce the launch of our Redundancy Resource Hub for employers and HR professionals. In other news, this month we also cover: An in depth look at two cases from the tribunal that highlight the importance of making good quality decisions at…

Today we are launching our new Redundancy Resource Hub for employers and HR professionals. Following the popularity of our Coronavirus Resource Hub over the last few months, and as we move forward into a period of change and uncertainty for many employers, we wanted to help as much as we can. So, we’ve been hard…

Updated 17/12/2020 With effect from the 8th June, anyone who returned to the UK from being overseas who was not exempt due to their occupation (see here for more information) or because they had travelled from the Common Travel Area, was required to self-isolate for 14 days.  From 14th December the self-isolation period was reduced…

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…