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Employment and HR

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3rd February 2021

Brexit and Immigration Law

On 31 December 2020, the Brexit transition period ended and from 1 January 2021, there is no longer any free movement to the UK for European Union (EU)…

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Employment Law – What to expect in 2021 and beyond

Employment law presents challenges every year.  In 2020 we all had to get to grips with the new concept of furlough, and deal with the other HR challenges…

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Contract requirements – a quick recap

Changes in the minimum information required to be included in a S1 Statement (which more often than not which is presented in the form of an employment contract),…

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The Kickstart Scheme – What can good employers do to help?

Youth unemployment figures are rising – no surprises there.  With 14.2% unemployed by the end of November 2021, record redundancy rates and experienced competition for every vacancy, the…

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Can I make my staff have a COVID Vaccine?

We hear from the media and elsewhere all sorts of anecdotes and reports about the vaccine rollout and employer and employee attitudes towards it. Some companies have announced…

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14th December 2020

The New Points-Based System and “Low Skilled” Immigration

On 1 December 2020, the Government’s new points-based system was introduced and is now open for applications.  Employers will need to hold a Home Office Sponsor Licence to…

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4th December 2020

Extended Furlough Scheme

As you all should be aware, the Furlough Scheme has now been extended until the end of March 2021. The Government published a policy paper amending its Coronavirus…

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Managing data of staff and customers who may test positive or need to self-isolate

The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) classifies information about an employee's health as a "special category data". This means that it can only be processed by the employer…

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The potential impact of Brexit on Employment Law

A significant proportion of the UK's employment law comes from the EU, including discrimination rights, collective consultation obligations, transfer of undertakings regulations, family leave, working time regulations and…

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ACAS Early Conciliation period extended

Any employee or ex-employee contemplating an Employment Tribunal claim, must go through the ACAS Early Conciliation (EC) process, as a pre-condition before a claim can be filed. If…

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