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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.

With the Christmas holidays approaching, employers need to plan ahead and ensure that any employees who are currently furloughed will receive their normal pay for days that are designated as bank holidays, unless a separate arrangement has already been agreed.

In the absence of a traditional Christmas “do”, what alternatives can employers offer?

Employees and their family members, who are nationals from the EEA or Switzerland, will need to apply for settled status to continue working in the UK. 

Employees across the United Kingdom will benefit from increased support with a five-month extension of the furlough scheme into Spring 2021.

The number of claims lodged at employment tribunals surged during the first three months of lockdown, official figures show, as experts warn the coronavirus crisis could see claims “skyrocket”.  

Unconscious bias training has been catapulted into the headlines in recent months. Unconscious bias occurs when people favour others who look like them and/or share their values.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has introduced further changes to the Job Support Scheme (JSS), which will come into effect on November 1st 2020