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Revised guidance published yesterday confirms that the detailed ground rules for the operation of the extended CJRS will remain broadly similar to those of the original Scheme which ended on 31 October...

On 31 October, a few hours before CJRS was due to end, the Prime Minister announced that it would be extended during November and the funding for employers made more generous...

A recently published Employment Appeal Tribunal decision explores when a grief reaction is sufficiently severe and long-term to amount to a disability...

Regulations implementing the £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments were made yesterday (14 October) and take effect on 4 November...

Based on the guidance published on 12 October, the Government’s key message to employers of office-based workers in England has not changed, even in areas on the highest alert level...

The Government has announced some significant changes to the employment tribunal rules of procedure, which will take effect on 8 October. There will also be two changes to the early conciliation rules, applying from 1 December...

The latest EAT unfair dismissal decision involving child protection issues underlines the importance of framing disciplinary charges correctly. ..

A senior manager who was dismissed without any formal procedure has been found to have been fairly dismissed...

A recent ECJ ruling suggests it is possible to split the hours of a transferring employee between different transferees...

In the last five months the Employment Tribunals have had to dramatically change the way they deal with cases as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic...

The Government has published new legislation on a week’s pay which comes into effect on 31 July. Its aim is to clarify the dismissal-related rights of employees who have been furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which ends on 31 October...

The Government has published further details about the new immigration system that is due to be implemented from 1 January 2021.  The Further Details statement builds on the policy statement that was issued in February 2020...