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Coronavirus Act 2020 gets Royal Assent 16 March PM says “now is the time for everyone to stop non-essential contact and travel” 10 May PM announces a conditional plan for lifting lockdown, and says that people who cannot work from home should return to the workplace but avoid public transport 4 January PM says children should return to
- Lifting Lockdown Restrictions
- Health and Safety
- Vaccinations
- Refusing to Go to Work
- Flexible and Hybrid Working
- Whistleblowing
On 19 July 2021, the UK Government moved England to Step 4 and lifted most coronavirus-related legislation. The guidance on working from home was also lifted, although the Government says employers should ensure a “gradual” return to the workplaceover the summer. On 7 August, the Welsh Government moved Wales into Alert Level 0 and lifted most coron...
Employers have to follow a range of health and safety legislation. The Health and Safety Executive publishes approved codes of practice and guidance on health and safety law. In summary, employers have to: 1. Undertake a risk assessment; 2. Set up safe systems of work, informed by the risk assessment; 3. Implement the safe systems of work; and 4. K...
The UK Government has created the NHS COVID Passto allow people to show their vaccination or other Covid status (negative test or natural immunity). The Government has not legislated to require businesses to make the Pass a condition of entry. However, the Government has suggested that nightclubs and other large venues may be legally required to ch...
All workers have an obligation to obey lawful and reasonable instructions given by their employer. However, employees who refuse to attend the workplace because they reasonably believe that there is a serious and imminent danger have certain protections under employment rights legislation. The protections also apply if an employee takes appropriate...
Employees are no longer legally required to work from home. However, many employers are considering adopting new ‘hybrid working’ arrangements that allow employees to split their working time between home and the office. This will usually need to be agreed between the employer and its staff. Employees who have worked for their employer for 26 weeks...
Throughout the pandemic a number of workers have raised concerns about the safety of their workplace or public health more widely. Employment law offers a range of protections to whistleblowers who make ‘protected disclosures’. However, there are detailed rules on what sorts of disclosures qualify for protection. The disclosure must relate to a par...
May 20, 2020 · This is a fast-moving issue and should be read as correct at the date of publication (20.05.20). On 11 May 2020 the UK Government published its Covid-19 recovery strategy, including a roadmap for lifting the lockdown. As part of this new approach, the Government is ‘encouraging’ workers in England to go to work if they can’t from home.
Sep 30, 2021 · the start date of the 2020 to 2021 tax year (6 April 2020); and; the day before their furlough period begins. For new joiners between 31 October 2020 and 2 March 2021 the calculation is based on the average hours worked between the date their employment started and the day before their furlough period begins (which cannot be until after 1 May 2021)
May 13, 2020 · Wednesday 13 May 2020 07:46, UK. ... On what is being called "back-to-work day", he is urging employees who cannot work from home - in industries such as manufacturing and construction - to return ...
May 22, 2020 · As part of its ‘back to work’ strategy on 11 May 2020, the government published ‘COVID-19 Secure’ sector guidance requiring employers to carry out specific “suitable and sufficient” risk assessments into the risks to their workers’ health and safety from coronavirus (COVID-19) and take “reasonably practicable” steps to eliminate or reduce that risk.
Jul 11, 2024 · For structuring and recording a return to work meeting with an employee who has been off sick. Free to download and use. When someone returns to work after sickness, their employer should talk with them. This is to make sure they're ready to return and have any support they need. The employer and employee should meet before the employee returns.
