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Covid19

26Mar

COVID-sceptic beliefs may be protected under the Equality Act

The Equality Act 2010 protects individuals from discrimination because of a protected characteristic...

23Mar

Hospital worker unfairly dismissed for refusing to have a COVID-19 test

In a highly fact specific case, an Employment Tribunal (“ET”) has upheld a complaint of unfair dismi...

09Feb

Was it fair to dismiss an employee who refused to have the COVID-19 vaccination?

Yes – in the case of Allette v Scarsdale Grange Nursing Home Ltd. In December 2020 there was a...

12Aug

When a failure to consider furlough will result in an unfair dismissal

The Employment Tribunal (“ET”) have recently found, in the case of Mhindurwa v Lovingangels Care, th...

06Aug

Compulsory vaccination and its implications

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly had a drastic impact on the UK’s population who require care....

12Jan

Home-schooling and Furlough

Last week, HMRC updated their guidance to confirm that employees who are unable to work because they...

12May

Been made redundant when you could have been ‘furloughed’?

In response to the Covid19 pandemic, the Government introduced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme....

21Apr

Your rights: treated unfairly at work because of raising Covid19 concerns?

The worldwide spread of Covid19 has forced governments to effectively put their economies into deep-...