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Automatic Unfair Dismissal and Covid-19 By Zoë Wigan In what is understood to be the first consideration by the EAT of a Covid-19 related dismissal, the EAT has confirmed that Mr Rodgers’ dismissal after absenting himself from the workplace was not automatically unfair because he neither had a…
Unfair dismissal and disability discrimination: Making reasonable adjustments to the dismissal process By Zoë Wigan The EAT has held that the dismissal of a disabled employee was not unfair in spite of the fact that the employer had failed to make reasonable adjustments to the dismissal process.
Unfair dismissal: A dismissal may be unfair even if the employee has volunteered for redundancy By Ceri Fuller The EAT has held that a tribunal was wrong to strike out a claim for unfair dismissal on the basis that it had no reasonable prospect of success because the claimant had requested redundancy.
Indirect sex discrimination: Turning down a flexible working request By Ceri Fuller The EAT has confirmed that the pool for comparison for an indirect discrimination claim must accurately relate to the PCP that the claimant is pleading.
Employment Matters - May 2022 - Health By Hilary Larter This month the Government has confirmed that a draft statutory code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement will be published and consulted on when parliamentary time allows. At the same time it has also been reported that the changes to flexible…
New Government guidance: COVID-19 testing in adult social care By Ceri Fuller On 31 st March 2022, the Government issued updated guidance for adult social care providers and staff (“the Updated Guidance”). The guidance replaces all previous guidance for testing in adult social care settings and applies to:
COVID-19 Updated Government/NHS guidance on testing By Ceri Fuller On 4 April the Government guidance "COVID-19 – management of staff and exposed patients and residents in health and social care settings" was withdrawn. In line with other sectors updated guidance was introduced, and the new guidance for managing…
The press and employment tribunal proceedings: Client names and commercially sensitive information in tribunal documents may have to be open to scrutiny so that the principle of open justice is served By Ceri Fuller The EAT has held that an employment tribunal did not properly consider the principle of open justice in ordering the anonymization of client names and redaction of commercially sensitive information.
COVID-19: Updated Government guidance: Reducing the spread of respiratory infections, including COVID-19, in the workplace C+FS By Ceri Fuller On 1 April 2022 the Government released its promised, updated guidance for employers: Reducing the spread of respiratory infections, including COVID-19, in the workplace (“Updated Guidance”). It replaces the ‘Working Safely’ guidance previously…
Government’s plans: “Living with COVID-19” – implications for NHS employers By Zoe Thomas On 21 February the Prime Minister announced the Government’s plans to remove the remaining coronavirus (COVID-19) legal restrictions in England from 24 February 2022, and set out its plans in Living with COVID-19. (See details in table below).