Health and safety

New and updated

• Type:

  FAQs

  Is long COVID a disability under the Equality Act 2010?

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Mandatory coronavirus vaccinations for health and social care staff revoked

  Updated to reflect that the revoking Regulations have been finalised.

• Date:

  2 March 2022

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Staff with long Covid should be treated as having disability

  Employers should treat all staff who have long Covid as if they have a disability, in the absence of clear legislative protections for people with lingering symptoms which can affect their performance at work.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What medical evidence can an employer request for coronavirus-related absence?

• Date:

  21 February 2022

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Peter Cheese on The New World of Work

  CEO of the CIPD Peter Cheese joins us to discuss his new book, "The New World of Work", which explores the many factors shaping work, workplaces, workforces and our working lives.

• Date:

  27 January 2022

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Webinar: HR trends for 2022 - the future of the workplace and hybrid working

  What will HR leaders be focusing on in 2022? We share valuable insights into the priorities of HR and the future of the workplace from our annual survey of the HR community.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Coronavirus: Care-home worker fairly dismissed over vaccination refusal

  In Allette v Scarsdale Grange Nursing Home Ltd, an employment tribunal held that a care-home worker was fairly dismissed when she refused to be vaccinated against coronavirus.

• Date:

  25 January 2022

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Key 2022 employment cases

  We highlight key cases due to be decided in 2022 and discuss their impact on HR. These include cases on: vicarious liability, holiday pay, agency workers, compulsory retirement ages, and coronavirus-related health and safety cases. We will also be reflecting on the key decisions from last year and look forward to the case law trends likely to emerge this year.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Vicarious liability: Employer not liable for injury caused by workplace prank

  In Chell v Tarmac Cement and Lime Ltd, the Court of Appeal held that the employer was not negligent or vicariously liable when an employee's practical joke caused an injury to a contractor.

• Date:

  21 January 2022

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Reducing sick pay for the unvaccinated: Is it a good idea and what are the pitfalls?

  There have been multiple reports of employers limiting the sick pay entitlement of employees who have chosen not to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Consultant editor Darren Newman explains the potential risks in terms of contractual entitlements, discrimination and employee relations.