With over half the adult population having now received their first vaccine, many employers will be wondering how they can use the vaccine rollout to get employees back into workplaces....more
4/1/2021
/ Breach of Contract ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Protection ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Risk Management ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
With the extremely exciting news of the first COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out today in the UK, many UK employers will be getting excited for a potential return to “normal” in 2021 and what the vaccine might mean for their...more
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) provided useful clarity on when an act by an employee is done “in the course of employment” making the employer liable. The claimant had seen a colleague’s social media post featuring a...more
10/16/2019
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Holiday Pay ,
International Labor Laws ,
Offensive Language ,
Post-Termination Acts ,
Social Media ,
Social Media Policy ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Wage and Hour
Enhanced Shared Parental Pay Lower than Enhanced Maternity Pay Not Discriminatory -
Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency -
On May 24, 2019, the UK Court of Appeal held that it is not discriminatory...more
7/17/2019
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Holiday Pay ,
International Labor Laws ,
Jurisdiction ,
Maternity Leave ,
Over-Time ,
Parental Leave ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Religious Expression ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Wage and Hour