Managing employees/workers
While the focus has been on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, HR professionals have still had their fair share of employment law cases to keep track of in 2020. We highlight seven noteworthy cases from 2020 that employers should know about.
A model letter to request employee liability information from the transferor for due diligence purposes.
A model letter to notify the transferee of employee liability information under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006.
A model letter to provide details to a transferee of employee liability information that has changed after the initial exchange of information was made.
A model letter to seek assurances from a transferee that employee information exchanged will be safeguarded.
A model letter to an employee to ask them to apply to be excused from jury service.
A model letter to ask an employee who has been summoned to do jury service to make an application for deferral.
In R (on the application of the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and another, the High Court held that the Government has failed to implement properly EU health and safety Directives by excluding workers from the UK implementing legislation.
Rosie Evans, behavioural scientist, discusses how HR can approach coaching, onboarding and evaluating remote workers in an emotionally intelligent way.
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has made business travel increasingly complex, and the end of the Brexit transition period could complicate it further. Louise Haycock and Heidi Cook of Fragomen outline the key issues that employers need to consider when employees undertake international travel for work.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to managing employees/workers.