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October 2020 welcomed the judgement of the landmark case of Taylor v Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. This case, while still being a judgement at first instance, provides welcome guidance on who is protected under s7 … Read more

Rishi Sunak has this morning announced a “Job Support Scheme” that is designed to top up wages for employees, following the support provided by the current Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (known as the “furlough scheme”) … Read more

According to a survey carried out by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), 18% of organisations have had to cut their employees’ pay due to pressures brought on by the pandemic. More employers are reported to … Read more

The coronavirus pandemic continues to have a significant impact on businesses ability to provide their services, and on an individual’s own ability to work. After months of furlough leave and home working, restrictions are finally … Read more

The Coronavirus or Covid-19 pandemic is an unprecedented event on a global scale. There will be few whose lives have been unaffected by the virus. Within a short space of time business premises became empty … Read more

There are many employment-related questions arising from Coronavirus pandemic, and we have tried to answer some of these questions below.  Should you require any further advice, or have a question that is not answered below, … Read more

The date to put an employee on furlough leave for the first time expired on 10 June 2020.  Therefore, it is now not possible to place an employee on furlough leave.  However, the government has … Read more

REDUNDANCY PAYMENT Provided that an employee has two years’ continuous service, they will be entitled to statutory redundancy pay. This is based on the employee’s gross salary (subject to a statutory cap of £525 per week), their age and amount of … Read more

Employment Tribunal rejects claim that a belief that sex is “biologically immutable” amounts to a philosophical belief that should be protected by the Equality Act 2010 The Employment Tribunal has recently provided its Judgment in … Read more