by Anna Denton | Jun 5, 2020 | racial equality, work
As a member of the UK Employment Lawyers Association, and in keeping with their latest statement, this is our position with regards to our commitment to racial equality at work: “In response to the death of George Floyd and related events in the United States...
by Anna Denton | May 28, 2020 | Coronavirus, Pregnancy
Maternity Action, a charity, is supporting the first pregnant worker who issued a claim against NHS Professionals (an employment agency) because they refused to furlough her, requiring her to work in what she felt were unsafe conditions (risk of Covid-19). ...
by Anna Denton | May 26, 2020 | Coronavirus, Dismissal, Health and Safety
For the purposes of this Blog, the relevant legislation is Section 100 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA) and specifically sub-sections d) and e). It’s worth setting out to begin with what those sections actually say: (1) – an employee who is dismissed...
by Anna Denton | May 20, 2020 | Employment Law, Training
We are now taking bookings for our ‘Redundancy Refresher (HR) Webinar’ on 4 June 2020 (10.30am to 12noon). This session is aimed at HR people who might not have had to deal with a large scale redundancy situation before or it may have been 2007/2008 when you last...
by Anna Denton | May 14, 2020 | Coronavirus, Disciplinary procedure, Furlough
ACAS has published guidance on the conduct of disciplinary and grievance procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic which emphasises that normal employment law principles and the normal ACAS guidance in their Code of Practice, continue to apply. This means that an...