Government sets out details of new UK points-based immigration system coming into force from 1 January 2021
After much anticipation, the Home Secretary announced on 19 February, the introduction of the new Points-Based System (PBS), timed to coincide with the UK’s full withdrawal from the EU by the end of the year. ...
March 12, 2020
Acas updates its advice on working safely during coronavirus
Following the relaxation of lockdown measures for businesses in England on 4 July, Acas has updated its advice on returning to work safely. Everyone should: (a) work from home if they can; (b) follow the ...
July 14, 2020
The return to work: managing the fallout from furlough
Owing to the pandemic, an estimated 7.5 million UK jobs were put on furlough between 20 April and 10 May 2020. With that figure coming close to almost a quarter of the British population, the ...
July 10, 2020
As the UK prepares to set its own laws, what does the future hold for employment law?
This article appeared in issue 188 of theHRDIRECTOR publication and, during our edit, we unintentionally made a change which misconstrued one particular detail. Obviously, we know very well that detail matters in law and so ...
July 3, 2020
SSP for those notified via ‘track and trace’ to self-isolate at home
The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) (No 4) Regulations 2020 have come into force making amendments to the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations 1982 to provide that an individual who has been told, by ...
June 3, 2020
Treasury announces new package of measures to support job retention and creation
HM Treasury has published 'Policy paper: A Plan for Jobs 2020' which contains a package of measures for the second phase of the Government’s response to support jobs during the Covid 19 pandemic by giving ...
July 13, 2020
Acas have published new guidance on suspending an employee from work
Acas has published new guidance on suspension, where an employee continues to be employed but does not have to attend work or do any work. The guidance covers suspension as part of a disciplinary procedure, ...
June 26, 2018
Proportionality of disability-related dismissal requires balancing exercise
The EAT’s decision in Department of Work and Pensions v Boyers is a reminder of how the law applies to objective justification in S.15 of the Equality Act 2010 claims where it is established that ...
July 7, 2020
New research finds 44% of carers struggling to combine work and care
The CIPD and University of Sheffield report ‘Supporting working carers’ examines the ability of working carers to combine caring responsibilities with paid employment. Almost 3.7 million employees are working carers and for about 2.6 million ...
July 8, 2020
Parental pay while on furlough to be calculated on usual earnings
The Maternity Allowance, Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, Statutory Shared Parental Pay and Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (Normal Weekly Earnings etc.) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 came into force on 25 April ...
May 4, 2020