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The impact of COVID-19 and returning to work on mental health

The following Employment news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on The impact of COVID-19 and returning to work on mental health

Unfair dismissal: 'manner' of carrying out health and safety activity is rarely separable from that activity (Sinclair v Trackwork Ltd)

The following Employment news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Unfair dismissal: 'manner' of carrying out health and safety activity is rarely separable from that activity (Sinclair v Trackwork Ltd)

Employment weekly highlights—6 May 2021

The following Employment news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Employment weekly highlights—6 May 2021

No direct sex discrimination where non-payment of allowance was due to ‘absence’ not ‘maternity absence’ (Commissioner of City of London Police v Geldart)

The following Employment news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on No direct sex discrimination where non-payment of allowance was due to ‘absence’ not ‘maternity absence’ (Commissioner of City of London Police v Geldart)

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Collective agreements

Collective agreements are agreements negotiated between one or more trade unions and employers or employers' associations and which relate to one or...

Application—postponement or adjournment of hearing

[Insert date][Insert] Employment Tribunal[insert address]To the [insert] Employment Tribunal[Insert case name]Case No: [Insert case number]...

Calculating pension loss in employment tribunal claims

Pension loss will generally only arise in cases where an individual has lost their job and the pension provision that went with that job. An...

Costs warning letter (employment tribunal)

[ON YOUR LETTERHEAD][Name and address of other party, or other party’s solicitor]Dear [insert contact name][Insert subject of letter, eg names of...

Precedents

ET3 grounds of resistance—unfair dismissal: protected disclosure

1Paragraph 1 of the Grounds of Claim is admitted.2As to paragraph 2 of the Grounds of Claim, it is denied that the Claimant’s colleagues were...

9th Nov

Practice notes

The basic award

Coronavirus (COVID-19): The Employment Rights Act 1996 (Coronavirus, Calculation of a Week’s Pay) Regulations 2020 (Week’s Pay Amendment Regs 2020),...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Employment tribunal case management

Coronavirus (COVID-19): All proceedings in employment tribunals in England, Wales and Scotland during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and until...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Unfair dismissal time limit

Three months beginning with the effective date of terminationAn unfair dismissal claim must generally be submitted to the employment tribunal within...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Definition of dismissal in unfair dismissal

To succeed in a claim of unfair dismissal, the claimant must establish that they were dismissed by the employer. A contract of employment may...

9th Nov

In-house

Precedents

Letter—TUPE (3) letter from transferee to transferor to inform of proposed measures

[To be typed on headed notepaper of transferee][Strictly private and confidential][Address][Date]Dear [enter name(s) of relevant individual(s) at the...

9th Nov

Practice notes

No response, rejected response or claim not contested: employment tribunals

Coronavirus (COVID-19): All proceedings in employment tribunals in England, Wales and Scotland during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and until...

9th Nov

Precedents

Draft outline script for disciplinary hearing (misconduct)

1Introductions of those present if necessary. Confirm who is taking notes and that copies of the meeting notes will be made available to the...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Qualifying period for unfair dismissal

For employees starting fresh employment on or after 6 April 2012, the right not to be unfairly dismissed generally only arises when the employee, by...

9th Nov

Precedents

Letter—TUPE (9) from employee objecting to transfer

[Strictly private and confidential][Address][Date]Dear [enter name(s) of relevant individual(s) at the transferor],Proposed transfer of [enter...

9th Nov

Precedents

Letter—from employer placing employee on garden leave

[To be typed on employer’s headed notepaper][Enter name and address of employee][Enter date]by handDear [enter name]Garden leaveI refer to [[enter...

9th Nov

Practice notes

The duty of fidelity and fiduciary duties

All employees are under a duty of fidelity to their employer. The duty of fidelity is also known as the duty of good faith, or of loyalty.Fidelity is...

9th Nov

Precedents

Letter—secondment letter (employer—employee)

BREXIT IMPACT: The drafting and enforcement of the applicable law (governing law) and jurisdiction clause in this Precedent may be affected by Brexit....

9th Nov

Practice notes

Unfair dismissal remedies—general

Coronavirus (COVID-19): The Employment Rights Act 1996 (Coronavirus, Calculation of a Week’s Pay) Regulations 2020 (Week’s Pay Amendment Regs 2020),...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Contractual redundancy payments

An employee is entitled to a statutory redundancy payment when:•he has been continuously employed for not less than two years•he has been dismissed,...

9th Nov

In-house

Practice notes

Payment in lieu of notice (PILON)

The right to notice means a right for the employee to remain in employment for the period of notice, not simply to be paid for it. An employer will...

9th Nov

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Precedents

Letter—from employer to employee regarding Job Support Scheme Open (JSSO) short-time temporary working arrangements

STOP PRESS: On 30 October 2020, HMRC published 11 guidance notes giving further details of eligibility for the Job Support Scheme (JSS) and how to...

7th Apr

Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—employment data protection issues

From IP completion day (11pm on 31 December 2020), Regulation (EU) 2016/679, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is retained EU law (see...

7th Apr

COVID-19

Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—the pensions implications for employers

Coronavirus (COVID-19) represents a big challenge for employers participating in pension schemes.This Practice Note covers the impact of coronavirus...

7th Apr

COVID-19

Precedents

Letter—from employer placing employee on furlough (Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme) [Archived]

UPDATE: This Precedent relates to the original version of the CJRS. It has been archived and is no longer maintained. For information on the extended...

6th Apr

COVID-19

Practice notes

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (original version to 30 June 2020)—FAQs

This Practice Note seeks to address a number of frequently-asked questions relating to the original version of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme...

6th Apr

COVID-19

Practice notes

Emergency volunteering leave [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note is not maintained and is for background information only.UPDATE (23/3/21): The Department of Health and Social...

6th Apr

COVID-19

Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—national lockdown restrictions 5 November to 1 December 2020 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note is not maintained and is for background information only.STOP PRESS (30/11/20): The Health Protection...

6th Apr

COVID-19

Practice notes

Coronavirus Job Retention Bonus Scheme [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note is not maintained and is for background information only.UPDATE (5/11/20):The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi...

6th Apr

COVID-19

Practice notes

Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme (CSSPRS)

This Practice Note considers the Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme (CSSPRS), under the Statutory Sick Pay (Coronavirus) (Funding of...

1st Apr

COVID-19

Practice notes

Guarantee payments

This Practice Note explains the right to a guarantee payment, which provides limited pay protection for certain employees who are laid off or put on...

30th Mar

COVID-19

In-house

Precedents

Policy—Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination

UPDATE (26/3/21): On 16 March 2021 Acas updated its advice on getting the coronavirus vaccine for work, together with its advice on workplace testing...

25th Mar

Precedents

Policy—homeworking

1Introduction1.1The decision as to whether to allow partial or full-time homeworking in relation to any given role rests with management, both in...

25th Mar

COVID-19

In-house

Precedents

Policy—temporary homeworking arrangements

1Introduction1.1This policy sets out the Company’s homeworking arrangements implemented on a temporary basis in response to government recommendations...

25th Mar

COVID-19

Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—handling disciplinary and grievance issues during the pandemic

This Practice Note considers the Acas guidance on how to deal with disciplinary and grievance procedures during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,...

24th Mar

COVID-19

Precedents

Policy—bring your own device (BYOD)

From IP completion day (11pm on 31 December 2020), Retained Regulation (EU) 2016/679, UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) is retained EU...

Produced in partnership with Bird & Bird 22nd Mar

COVID-19

Practice notes

Health and safety—employer consultation and employee representatives

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

22nd Mar

COVID-19

Q&As

Would it be potentially fair for an employer to dismiss a care home employee if the reason for the dismissal was because the employee refused to be vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19)?

The issue of vaccinating staff, who work with vulnerable people, against coronavirus (COVID-19), is particularly relevant following the approval of...

Produced in partnership with Chris Bryden of 4 King’s Bench Walk 22nd Mar

Practice notes

Brexit materials—right to work checks

This Practice Note seeks to address some of the uncertainty surrounding employer right to work checks on European Economic Area (EEA) nationals and...

19th Mar

Brexit

Practice notes

Brexit—legislation tracker for employment

This Practice Note enables you to keep track of Brexit-related legislation of relevance to employment practitioners which is coming up or has already...

19th Mar

Brexit

Q&As