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Covid-19 workplace guidance offers a layer of protection for employers

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Employers who followed the Covid-19 workplace guidance will be reassured by a recent Court of Appeal decision, which ruled that the dismissal of an employee who stayed away from work due to Covid-19 infection concerns, was fair.

Ban on exclusivity clauses for low-paid workers in force

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Employers are no longer able to enforce terms in low-paid workers’ contracts which prohibit them from working for someone else or from doing so without their employer’s consent.

Redundancy consultation: the importance of consulting early

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Where an employer’s decision on redundancy selection criteria automatically determines which employee will be dismissed, consultation must start before that decision is taken.

Can settlement agreements settle future claims?

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The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that a settlement agreement cannot settle statutory claims that have not arisen yet. Read what our employment law experts have to say.

Employee with long COVID was disabled

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Bonus Disputes: what happens when things go wrong?

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Our employment experts discuss when bonuses go bad and how employers might get caught up in disputes over a bonus being payable.

Algorithms in the workplace - People not Processes

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With increased access to data, we need to see an increased commitment to transparency to show that data is not being misused. To avoid de-humanising their workforce, employers should focus on people and not processes.

P&O redundancies: what are the legal implications?

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The initial dust has settled following P&O’s decision to dismiss almost 800 employees on ferries servicing British ports without engaging in consultation with the employee’s representatives or properly notifying the relevant authorities.

New Statutory Code of Practice for “Fire and Re-Hire”

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The Government have previously been reluctant to introduce legislation to govern the controversial practice of hire and re-hire, but in the wake of P&O Ferries dismissing 800 workers on the spot without any consultation process, they have recently revisited the issue.

Resignations and PILONS: PILON does not convert resignation into dismissal

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Exercising right to make PILON does not convert resignation into dismissal, for now at least…