Vaccination or Termination: Can Employees Be Required to Take the Coronavirus Vaccine? Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Adam McGlynn Over the last year, the Coronavirus pandemic has caused widespread disruption to the livelihoods of the British people. At last the distribution of a vaccine provides a light at the end of the tunnel, however, there...Read More
Right to Work – in the UK, in a Pandemic, in 2021 Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Adam McGlynn Between Brexit and the Coronavirus pandemic, businesses have faced huge changes over the last year and the accompanying evolution of employment law shows no signs of slowing down. One area which has received particular attention over...Read More
Non-compete clauses are already the most difficult restrictive covenants to enforce as they can easily amount to a restraint of trade if not specifically tailored to the employee. BEIS is of the opinion that, non-compete clauses are being used too readily by employers and are concerned that this will restrict flexibility in the labour market.Read More
Is Santa Coming to Town? UK Immigration Law v Christmas Author: Adam McGlynn It is that magical time of year again when the troubles of the last 12 months give way to tidings of comfort and joy. As the Christmas spirit settles on the nation, focus turns to the 25th December and we count down...Read More
The Equality Act 2010 defines the protected characteristic of gender reassignment as follows: “A person has the protected characteristic of gender reassignment if the person is proposing to undergo, is undergoing or has undergone a process (or part of a process) for the purpose of reassigning the person's sex by changing physiological or other attributes...Read More
The Coronavirus Pandemic has affected all areas of life and the employment tribunal system is no exception. The President of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales), Judge Barry Clarke recently participated in an online Q & A where he answered questions about how the tribunal system has responded to lockdown and the ongoing complications that...Read More
Lessons from HMRC v Kickabout Productions Ltd Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Rebecca Mahon The Upper Tax Tribunal has overturned a decision of the First Tier Tribunal regarding the IR35 rules, finding in favour of HMRC. In its comprehensive judgment, the Upper Tax Tribunal provides a masterclass in determining employment status for tax purposes. Employment...Read More
On Friday 13 November 2020, we were gifted the 5th Treasury Direction on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). It applies to the extended scheme, which runs from 1 November 2020 – 31 March 2021 (albeit the 5th Treasury Direction only covers the period up until 31 January 2021).Read More
Furlough Leave – Guidance Updated Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Rebecca Mahon The Government has updated various pieces of its business support guidance (13 pieces in total) to set out in more detail how the coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS or “furlough scheme”), will operate from 1 November 2020. As we have worked through the...Read More
Furlough is not Just for Christmas: How the CJRS Will Look Over the Next Five Months Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Adam McGlynn On the ninth month of furlough Rishi Sunak gave to me… another five months of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). On 5 November, the Government announced that the Job Support Scheme...Read More
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