Health and safety concerns during the Coronavirus Pandemic – when is an employee unfairly dismissed?
By Emma Grossmith, Senior Solicitor.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has, in a recent decision, looked at circumstances in which employees may...
Increase to limits on unfair dismissal awards and redundancy pay
By Lauren Wilson, Solicitor
The levels of compensation awards which can be ordered by the Employment Tribunal upon successful unfair dismissal claims are...
End of legal coronavirus restrictions
By Angela Strzyzewska, Senior Solicitor
On 21 February 2022, the Westminster Government published their “Living with COVID-19” plan detailing their...
Court of Appeal – claims for unpaid holidays can go back many years
By David Reid, Director.
You may recognise the case name, Smith v Pimlico Plumbers from reading previous JEL Alerts.
Dismissal for failure to take COVID-19 vaccine found to be fair
By Pauline Hughes, Solicitor.
An Employment Tribunal has found that a care home worker was fairly dismissed for refusing to take the COVID-19...
Re-introduction of the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme
By Gillian Cumming, Senior Solicitor.
On 21 December 2021, the Chancellor announced that the SSP Rebate Scheme (the Scheme) which ended on 30...
Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday
By Louise Walker, Associate Director.
This year, the late May bank holiday weekend will be moved to Thursday 2 June with an additional bank holiday...
Temporary Changes to Statutory Sick Pay Rules (Evidence of Incapacity)
By Lauren Wilson, Solicitor.
Emergency legislation has been passed by the UK Government which temporarily extends the period for which individuals can...
Just Employment Law’s Auction for Pancreatic Cancer Action Scotland
By David McRae, Managing Director.
November is pancreatic cancer awareness month and Thursday 18 November 2021 is World Pancreatic Cancer Day....
Minimum wage increased rates from April 2022 released
By Pauline Hughes, Solicitor.
This week, the Government announced the increased National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates which will...
The right to request flexible working to become a day one right?
By Angela Strzyzewska, Senior Solicitor.
Currently, only employees with at least 26 weeks’ service are legally entitled to make a flexible working request...
Changes to Self-Isolation Rules
By Emma Grossmith, Senior Solicitor.
The UK Government confirmed last week that those in England who are ‘double jabbed’ with the coronavirus vaccine...
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
By Caroline Cockbain, Associate Director.
Sexual harassment has been unlawful for decades and yet, in recent years, as more and more people perhaps...
Government Publishes Working Safely Guidance for Employers in England
By David Reid, Director.
With so-called “Freedom Day” having arrived in England, resulting in most COVID-related legal restrictions being lifted from...
Changes to the Furlough Scheme from 1 July 2021
By Lauren Wilson, Solicitor.
As we reported previously, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the “furlough scheme”) is currently envisaged...
