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- Date:
- 3 June 2021
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
MPs and peers have pressed for long Covid to be classified as an occupational disease, which could give those suffering with it grounds for a compensation claim. But this might not be a straightforward decision for the government to make, writes Vanessa James, who suggests how employers can support staff with long Covid.
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- Date:
- 25 May 2021
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
As restrictions on international travel ease, we highlight five potential annual leave issues that employers could face this summer and explain how HR professionals can tackle them.
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- Date:
- 14 May 2021
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
It seems that every phase of the pandemic brings new employment law issues to the fore. The start of the vaccination programme prompted the ongoing debate about whether employers can insist on employees being vaccinated against COVID-19 - a policy pithily summarised as no jab, no job.
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- Date:
- 12 May 2021
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
How should HR implement hybrid working effectively? We talk to housing provider and XpertHR customer Orbit about how it has implemented its "WorkSmart" programme for 850 employees, and how it plans to continue this beyond the pandemic.
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- Date:
- 26 April 2021
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Max Winthrop, partner and head of the employment law team at Short, Richardson & Forth, explores the key areas employers will have to consider when deciding how to reopen the workplace safely.
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- Date:
- 26 April 2021
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
The scale and duration of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the enforced shift to home-based working has led many organisations to think about the future of the workplace and a move towards a hybrid or blended working model. Gemma Dale takes us through six areas for HR to consider as part of its planning process.
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- Date:
- 30 March 2021
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
How has HR risen to the challenges of COVID-19? Senior HR practice editor Noelle Murphy takes us through the latest findings from XpertHR's annual survey of HR roles and responsibilities.
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- Date:
- 22 March 2021
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Lockdown has brought many challenges for employers and employees alike - not least those who have had to juggle their day-to-day work with home schooling a child or caring for another dependant. Graham Brown takes a look at ways in which employers can help support working carers and parents.
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- Date:
- 18 March 2021
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Gemma Dale, HR professional and coach and lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University, discusses what we have learned as a result of mass homeworking and how we can use this learning to shape future plans and working patterns for the workplace.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Kubilius v Kent Foods Ltd, an employment tribunal held that the delivery driver was fairly dismissed when he refused to wear a face mask at a client site.