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The Government has now published sector-based guidance on how to implement social distancing in the workplace. The generic employers' guidance on COVID-19 has also been revised to offer more detail on the practical steps businesses...

The Supreme Court has given two more important rulings on vicarious liability. The first looks at whether the relationship between a GP and Barclays Bank was “akin to employment” when he was engaged to conduct medical examinations for their staff...

On 19 March, the Presidents of the employment tribunals in England and Wales and Scotland directed that all hearings listed to start by 26 June should be converted to case management hearings by telephone or “other electronic means”...

New emergency regulations came into force on 26 March, which relax the normal rules on the carrying over of annual leave. Workers will now be able to carry over up to 4 weeks’ annual leave into the next two leave years if they are not able to take it because of COVID-19...

The Home Office is continuing to issue further guidance on the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on immigration requirements.   Key recent developments include...

A few weeks ago we reported on a number of changes that were due to come in on 6 April 2020. Since then, the country’s priorities have changed drastically, with the outbreak of COVID-19...

The Coronavirus Act 2020 came into force on 25 March 2020. The Act makes changes to existing legislation to allow public bodies UK-wide to respond effectively to the COVID-19 outbreak...

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a significant impact on UK immigration services and compliance issues.  Key developments include...

Last week the Supreme Court gave the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust permission to appeal from the Court of Appeal’s ruling that voluntary overtime needed to be included in the calculation of holiday pay for its workers...

A number of changes are coming in on 6 April 2020, which have been in the pipeline for some time...

The Government has released a Policy Statement containing details about the new points-based immigration system which will come into force on 1 January 2021...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that an investigator’s failure to pass on important new information to the dismissing officer made a dismissal for misconduct unfair...