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ICO guidance on data protection compliance and COVID-19

1 April 2020

31 March 2020

The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) Regulations 2020 came into force on 13 March 2020 amending Statutory Sick Pay legislation so that a person...

30 March 2020

The Coronavirus Act has received Royal Assent and has come into force. The Act sets out proposed emergency legislative measures to address the coronavirus disease...

30 March 2020

Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the Government Equalities Office and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have taken the decision to suspend enforcement of...

27 March 2020

The Department of Health has announced that people unable to work for more than seven days because of coronavirus can obtain an isolation note through...

27 March 2020

Speaking in the House of Commons on 17 March, Steve Barclay Chief Secretary to the Treasury announced that the Government is postponing the reform to...

26 March 2020

The Act sets out proposed emergency legislative measures to address the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak. The legislation is time-limited for two years, but not all...

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HR teams need to update policies as mental health-related employment claims rise

15 March 2020

12 March 2020

Message from the Home Office - ‘Employers not currently approved by the Home Office to be a sponsor should consider doing so now if they...

11 March 2020

An increasing awareness of mental health issues is leading to higher rates of disability discrimination claims in which mental rather than physical disability forms the...

18 February 2020

In Rae v Wellhead Electrical Supplies Limited, Ogg, the Finance Director, had not processed salary increases that R, the MD, had promised to staff. R...

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Heat of the moment comment about shooting a colleague did not justify dismissal

4 February 2020

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