Our June update includes cases on whether an employer notified of an employee’s pregnancy just before termination is liable for a pregnancy dismissal, whether an employer’s future discovery of a disability makes it...more
In our recent blog, we highlighted the UK government’s announcement on 14 June 2021 in relation to the likely four week delay in triggering stage 4 of the lockdown roadmap. This announcement was not, however, accompanied by a...more
Following the UK government’s announcement of a new national lockdown for England in response to the continuing COVID-19 crisis and the recent one-month extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), originally due...more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak outlined a new sixth-month Job Support Scheme (JSS) on 24 September to replace the coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) that is due to end on 31 October 2020....more
As part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the French government implemented a very generous furlough system designed to protect companies and avoid redundancies, i.e., terminations of employees for economic reasons....more
In this OnPoint, we report on the legislation now enacted requiring employers to use an employee’s normal unreduced pay when making statutory redundancy and other payments to those whose employment is terminated while they...more
Companies and their workforces are in unprecedented circumstances, with COVID-19 changing situations and advice on a frequent basis. In this alert, we have set out below the key issues faced by employers across the UK and...more
There is no change yet, but an expectation that there will soon be a UK lockdown exit plan. By 7 May 2020 we may have a better idea how and when the lockdown will fall away. But no promises are being made....more