Employers should carefully consider the risks of adopting a blanket ‘no jab – no job’ company policy.
Employers should carefully consider the risks of adopting a blanket ‘no jab – no job’ company policy.
The Workplace Relations Commission in Ireland found that an employee was constructively dismissed when she resigned after raising concerns about safe working conditions and her employer rejected her request to work remotely during the coronavirus pandemic.
An employer can avoid liability for acts of harassment committed by its employees if it has taken all reasonable steps to prevent it happening.
The Supreme Court, agreeing with the employment tribunal and lower appeal courts, ruled that Uber drivers are workers and are entitled to receive the national minimum wage and paid annual leave.
The deal that the UK reached with the EU at the end of December has some impact on employment law, particularly regarding future employment rights and the development of UK legislation.
So, how can organisations deliver virtual onboarding experiences that are engaging, inspirational and that employee’s value?
The Government has recently announced that it is consulting on proposed reforms to non-compete restrictive covenants regularly used in employment contracts.
It is a criminal offence for an employer to knowingly recruit or continue to employ an individual who does not have permission to work in the UK, or who it has reasonable belief does not have permission to work in the UK.
Many organisations will be keen to encourage employees to get a vaccine when it is offered to them, although the government has been clear that vaccination will not be a legal requirement.
Employers face fines of up to £10,000 if they fail to prevent employees who should be self-isolating from going to work.