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Employment Law Update (Feb 2021)

The UK’s vaccination programme is the way out of the pandemic although of course social distancing, mask wearing, and PPE are going to be with us for some time yet. But what about employees who refuse to be vaccinated and their refusal is not based on valid medical grounds?

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Jason McKenzie

Considering a Contractor

The distinction between a ‘contractor’ and ‘employee’ is not always clear-cut and has caused much case law over the years. A further complication is the additional category of ‘worker’.

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Jason McKenzie

Finalising Furlough

Changes to government support from 1 November 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is due to end on 31 October 2020. Understandably,

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Jason McKenzie

Talking Terms

An employee’s terms of employment are bound to change in numerous ways during their employment. The most obvious examples include pay rises (annual

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Skerdi

Recognising New Rights

Earlier this year, the government introduced a swathe of changes to employment rights in this country. Many of these emanated from a document

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Skerdi

Figuring out Furlough

Ilan Braha and Jason McKenzie shed some light on the rules around furlough. Can furloughed staff be made redundant during the coronavirus job

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