On Saturday 31st October 2020, just hours before the furlough leave scheme was due to end, the Prime Minister announced an extension. The Government had always resisted this, but its hand was forced by the imposition of a new lockdown.
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An article in The Telegraph published on 4th July 2020 has led to a lot of speculation about whether employers can claim monies for notice pay under the Government Retention Scheme.
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The Covid 19 pandemic has changed our lives in so many ways in a short space of time and, now that employees are gradually returning to the workplace, as an employment lawyer I am helping clients deal with another difficult development.
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What a few weeks it's been! Whilst many businesses and indeed whole industries have ground to a halt or experienced significant reductions in work, the same certainly can't be said for employment lawyers.
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High on most employees’ wish list is better communication from the employer. An effective way of achieving this, and which also enables effective engagement with the workforce, is to set up a staff forum.
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Cyber attacks and data breaches are on the rise and it’s easy to believe they’re all caused by criminal hackers out for financial gain. However, this is not always the case.
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‘National Sickie Day’ on 4th February has just passed and serves as a reminder to employers on how best to tackle employee absence management issues.
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Employers could be required to report their ethnicity pay gap statistics under new Government plans. This requirement will enable businesses to start improving equality and diversity within their own organisations.
Read MoreSix months after implementation, there is still a lot of misinformation and confusion about how GDPR works. In fact, I have renamed GDPR the “Great Data Protection Racket” as a result of the dodgy advice that I see circulating from supposed experts. Top of the list is the misplaced obsession which some organisations have about the issue of consent.
Read MoreIn April 2017, the Apprenticeship Levy was introduced to ensure that there is a long-term investment in high quality apprenticeship training. Under the levy, large employers – those with the wage bill of more than £3 million per annum – pay 0.5% of their total wage bill into a training fund. It is hoped that the levy will raise £3 bn a year.
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