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- Type:
- Employment law cases
We round up four recent employment tribunal decisions where employers' actions have resulted in pregnancy and maternity discrimination claims and provide practical tips on how to reduce the risks of similar claims.
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- Date:
- 16 September 2021
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
While not formally recognised as a disability, the effect long COVID may have on a person's ability to work may mean it should be considered as such. Hollie Ryan, senior associate at Stevens & Bolton LLP, looks at the support employers may need to offer staff with persistent symptoms to avoid legal claims.
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- Date:
- 12 September 2021
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
We round up some of our most popular podcasts published this year.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
Updated with the implementation date of the requirement for adult care home providers in England to deploy only fully vaccinated workers.
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- Date:
- 20 July 2021
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
We set out some possible scenarios that HR professionals may face in relation to long COVID, and explain how they could tackle them.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
With coronavirus-related employment tribunal rulings now appearing regularly, we examine four early examples of first-instance decisions where an employer dismissed an employee who refused, or was reluctant, to attend work because of health and safety concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Date:
- 23 June 2021
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Huw Cooke, senior associate at Burges Salmon, guides you through the legal issues around hybrid working.
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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.