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How to deal with long Covid in the workplace
The Office for National Statistics has estimated that more than one million people in Britain have suffered or are currently suffering from post-Covid syndrome, commonly known as long Covid. This poses the next challenge which the pandemic is throwing at employers. What is long Covid?
Hiring intentions remain high for employers
25 Aug 2021by Jade Burke While demand for workers continues, the REC has shared that this will cause shortages in the autumn months. Employers’ confidence when it comes to hiring new recruits has remained high in the three months to July. Similarly, their confidence to make investment decisions has also continued to rise and has remained at net: +29, just below the previous rolling quarter’s record high.
Blue-chip firms lead gender pay gap among directors
25 Aug 2021by Jade Burke New Street Consulting Group shared that many businesses are keen to end the "old boys club that exists at the top". A pay gap is still apparent between female directors and their male counterparts at some of the UK’s biggest firms, new research has revealed.
Should Long Covid be considered a disability?
24 Aug 2021by Lisa Rix There are many unanswered questions regards Long Covid. Lisa Rix, senior associate at specialist employment law firm GQ|Littler, hopes to answer some of these. With Long Covid continuing to make headlines, employers will be wondering how to deal with employees who are off on long-term sick or who say they cannot carry out their duties as normal due to this condition.
Mandatory Vaccines For The Workplace – Worth A Shot? - Employment and HR - UK
UK: Mandatory Vaccines For The Workplace – Worth A Shot? 06 April 2021 by Lisa Rix and Deborah Margolis Littler Mendelson Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. 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.
Mandatory vaccines for the workplace: worth a shot? | JD Supra
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. Although some companies have announced they plan to bring in a “no jab, no job” policy, there are various employment law and data protection risks with requiring employees to get a vaccine.
Forcing Employees To Get A Vaccine – Worth A Shot? - Coronavirus (COVID-19) - UK
UK: Forcing Employees To Get A Vaccine – Worth A Shot? 23 December 2020 Littler Mendelson Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. 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 staff. Two immediate questions employers are asking us are: 1.
UK: Forcing employees to get a vaccine – worth a shot? | JD Supra
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 staff. Two immediate questions employers are asking us are: 1. Can we / should we require employees to get a vaccination before returning to the workplace?
How To Handle Tricky Categories Of Employees When Returning To Work
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What Constitutes A Protected Philosophical Belief?
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UK: What constitutes a protected philosophical belief? | JD Supra
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UK: What constitutes a protected philosophical belief? | Lexology
At the end of 2019, courts in the UK decided that ethical veganism is a protected philosophical belief under discrimination legislation. This decision has led to very strong opinions from lawyers, the public and the press as to what this means for employers and people’s rights more generally. The judgment has also got a lot of people asking: what do you actually need in order for a belief to be protected by UK equality laws?
Littler Global Guide - European Union - Q4 2019 | JD Supra
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UK: Tax Changes Will Take Effect April 2020
The United Kingdom's new IR35 tax rules take effect on April 6, 2020, and will shift the burden of tax withholding and payment compliance from independent contractors' personal service companies (PSCs) to the ultimate company needing the services ("end users"). From April, businesses using independent contractors hired through PSCs will need to comply with significant new tax obligations.
UK: Court Upholds Dismissal Based on Workplace Proselytizing
A nurse's dismissal for improperly proselytizing at work was fair, the Court of Appeal in the United Kingdom recently decided. The claimant was a Christian nurse, working in a preoperative assessment role at a hospital. As part of her job, she had to ask patients to identify their religion and note the response. The nurse often had further religious discussions with patients, which was not permitted.
GDPR Certification Is Coming to the UK… | JD Supra
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Littler Global Guide - United Kingdom - Q2 2019 | JD Supra
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UK Court Upholds Dismissal Based on Religious Employee’s Workplace Proselytising | JD Supra
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Lessons from Brexit on negotiation in the context of Employment Litigation
Article by: Lisa Rix and Paul Quain | Published: 24 May 2019 Lisa Rix and Paul Quain 24 May 2019 Two years on, whilst we watch the UK continue to struggle to negotiate its way out of the EU, we wonder what HR professionals can learn from this (thus far unsuccessful) negotiation. Article by Lisa Rix, Associate and Paul Quain, Senior Partner – GQ|Littler. We have collated the below learnings: Appreciate the strength of your bargaining position, but recognise that it can change over time.
UK: Employers Can Discipline Workers Before a Criminal Investigation Ends
The United Kingdom (U.K.) Court of Appeal recently confirmed that employers usually can conduct internal investigations and disciplinary procedures when an employee is also subject to related criminal proceedings. If a worker is suspected of misconduct that could amount to a criminal offense, the employer will need to decide if it should carry out its own internal investigation and disciplinary procedures concurrently with the criminal investigation or wait for the latter to conclude first.
What does Brexit teach us about negotiation and litigation?
Theresa May with Michel Barnier (left), the EU chief negotiator, and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker. Monasse Thierry/ANDBZ/ABACA/PA Images After more than two years of watching politicians grapple with one of the most complex negotiations the UK has ever been involved in, Paul Quain and Lisa Rix consider what we can learn from this in the context of employment disputes.
Littler Global Guide - United Kingdom - Q1 2019 | JD Supra
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UK Plaintiff – a White, Straight Man Not Selected for a Job – Prevails in Discrimination Claim | JD Supra
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UK: From Alcoholism to Exhibitionism—When the Law Says a Condition is Not a Disability | JD Supra
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Littler Global Guide - United Kingdom - Q3 2018 | JD Supra
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UK Adopts New Trade Secret Regulations: Are Your Trade Secrets Protected? | JD Supra
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UK Supreme Court Finds Leaks in Pimlico's Independent Contractor Model | JD Supra
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