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Employment weekly highlights—5 November 2020

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Published on: 05 November 2020

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This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) analysis of the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the employment aspects of the new coronavirus lockdown, (2) publication by the government of updated guidance for the clinically extremely vulnerable, (3) the announcement of increased support for the self-employed, (4) publication by the Welsh Government of guidance on the statutory sick pay enhancement scheme, (5) various coronavirus health protection amendment regulations relating to alert levels, restrictions and international travel, (6) an HM Treasury Direction and guidance on the restriction of public sector exit payments, (7) an EAT judgment on whether resignation may be implied for the purposes of a constructive dismissal claim, (8) an analysis by Sarah Gilzean, Senior Associate at Morton Fraser of an employment tribunal decision looking at protections provided under the gender reassignment provisions in the Equality Act 2020 for gender fluid and non-binary people, (9) version 2.0 of Guidelines 4/2019 on Article 25 Data Protection by Design and by Default from the...

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