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Working from home in a Pandemic
On 22 September 2020 Boris Johnson said: “we are once again asking office workers who can work from home to do so.” He did not say that office workers must work from home, merely that if it’s possible, they can work from home.
Alf Murphy appointed to sit on a prestigious UK Employment Tribunal Panel
Family-run HR Consultancy Employment Law Solutions’ founder, Alf Murphy was appointed to the Upper Tribunal (Information Rights) on 17th September 2020.
What is a Settlement Agreement?
Sometimes the relationship between you and an employee simply breaks down. How do you end that relationship? There are only 5️ potentially fair reasons to end the employment of an employee with over 2 years service and a simple breakdown in a relationship is not...
Coronavirus – Isolation and testing in the Workplace
In the rapidly changing circumstances the Coronavirus Pandemic has created much uncertainty...
HOW TO : STAND-ALONE REDUNDANCY
Redundancy is when you dismiss an employee because you no longer need anyone to do their job.
Access our services for FREE through Government Grant
The Government has launched the Small Business COVID Recovery Scheme. Under this scheme each local business hub has an allocation out of a fund of £20m...
Furlough can pay for annual leave!
This means that employers can reclaim up to 80% of the holiday pay. If you have to pay it out, you may as well claim some of it back! Our advice is to use the scheme for all...
Employment Tribunals – increases and delays due to Covid-19
It is fair to say that there has been steady increase in Tribunal Claims since the abolition of fees in July 2017. We have previously detailed this increase but cases...
Extension of Isolation Period
The Chief Medical Officers have extended to self-isolation period for those with symptoms of Covid-19. What has changed?