Covid-19
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The Covid pandemic transformed global working habits, leading to more people working from home or under hybrid working arrangements than ever before. Many employers have since continued to adopt a...
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Legislation that will improve access to flexible working for employees has completed its way through parliament and has been granted Royal Assent. Essentially, the key changes are: employees will be...
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On 21 February 2022, the Government announced its plan for living with Coronavirus in the weeks and months to come. Among several key changes are: from 24 February 2022, the removal...
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Mental health issues affect one in four people in any given year. An issue can stem from things that have built up gradually over time or could occur suddenly as...
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We have been made aware of a temporary change to the rules on ‘Fit Notes’ for absent employees which we would like to share with you. What has changed? If...
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The information in this article was correct on 6 August 2021. The section on vaccination exemption was updated on 27 September 2021 in line with new advice from the Department for...
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The government has published its ‘Covid-19 Response – Autumn and Winter Plan 2021’ which sets out how it intends to respond to Coronavirus over the next few months. The document outlines...
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The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to cause long-term harm to gender diversity in the workplace, with progress for women in work reverting to 2017 levels by the end of 2021, according...
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It is becoming increasingly clear that restrictions on how we work and live will remain in place for some time as we continue to respond to the impact of Covid-19. ...
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‘No jab, no job’ is the policy that Pimlico Plumbers, a large London plumbing firm, has put in place to require all workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19. The firm...
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As the UK waits for the Coronavirus vaccine rollout to gather pace, cases are rising and the country is entering a period of lockdown restrictions similar to those seen in...
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HM Treasury has confirmed that statutory and contractual notice periods will not be covered by the furlough scheme from 1 December 2020. If an employee subsequently starts a contractual or...
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