Jan 2021

January 2021 bulletin

  1. Employment tribunal procedure
  2. Indirect discrimination
  3. Dismissals for Redundancy
  4. Whistleblowing
  5. Unfair dismissal and redundancy
  6. National minimum wage
  7. And finally…
Nov 2020

November 2020 bulletin

  1. Data Protection
  2. Indirect discrimination
  3. Vicarious liability
  4. Religion and belief
  5. Unfair dismissal
  6. Whistleblowing
  7. And finally…
Oct 2020

October 2020 bulletin

  1. Unfair dismissal
  2. Disability
  3. Interim relief
  4. Data protection
  5. Pleadings
  6. Privacy at work
  7. And finally…
Sep 2020

September 2020 bulletin

  1. Unfair dismissal
  2. Disability
  3. Interim relief
  4. Data protection
  5. Pleadings
  6. Privacy at work
  7. And finally…
Aug 2020

August 2020 bulletin

  1. Trust and Confidence
  2. Misconduct dismissals
  3. Constructive dismissal
  4. Wrongful dismissal
  5. Redundancy
  6. Equal pay
  7. And finally…
Jul 2020

July 2020 bulletin

  1. Redundancy
  2. Wrongful dismissal
  3. Unfair dismissal – gross misconduct
  4. Right to Work
  5. Transfer of Undertakings – changing contracts
  6. Marriage Discrimination
  7. And finally…
Jul 2020

June 2020 bulletin

  1. Return to Work
  2. Working from home
  3. Returning furloughed staff part-time
  4. Making the workplace Covid-secure
  5. Test and Trace
  6. Employees who refuse to return to work
  7. Health and safety claims
  8. Equality Issues
May 2020

May 2020 bulletin

  1. Should you ask for volunteers?
  2. The pool for selection
  3. Selection criteria
  4. Consultation
  5. Applying the criteria
  6. Pregnancy and family leave
  7. Alternative work
Apr 2020

April 2020 bulletin

  • What is the Government’s ‘Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme’ and when does it come into effect?
  • If an employee does not have the virus but is living with someone who does, should they be signed off sick?
  • What evidence can I ask for that an employee is genuinely ill or required to self-isolate?
  • Can an employee refuse to come to work for fear of contracting the virus?
  • If I am required to close my premises, am I still obliged to pay employees?
  • What does furlough mean and how is it different from being laid off?
  • Which employees are covered by the scheme?
  • Does the scheme apply to zero-hours contracts?
  • Can we choose which employees to place on furlough and which to ask to come into work?
  • What wages will it cover? How will pay be calculated?
  • Does it only apply if we don’t pay the wages – or will be able to recover wages that we have already paid?
  • Can I bring back employees who have already been made redundant?
  • Do I have to place all of my employees on furlough, or can I be selective?
  • Can we change which employees are furloughed at any one time – can an employee be furloughed, brought back to work and then furloughed again?
  • The furlough scheme does not pay all of an employee’s salary – do I have to top up their pay to the full amount?
  • Can I instruct employees to take annual leave if I cannot offer them work?
  • Can I instruct employees to take annual leave while they are on furlough?
  • What about if they are off sick or self-isolating?
  • How do I stop too many employees taking what is left of their annual leave later in the year?
  • Can employees be furloughed during their notice period?
Mar 2020

March 2020 bulletin

  • Coronavirus
  • Written Particulars of Employment
  • Indirect discrimination
  • Unfair dismissal – knowledge of employer
  • Whistleblowing
  • Age discrimination – compulsory retirement
  • IR35