4/13/2023 5:59:16 PM Should Long Covid be deemed a disability? By Hannah Capstick On Monday 27 March the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and Long Covid Support (a charity) published a joint report recommending that the...
1/17/2022 9:41:44 PM Cutting sick pay for unvaccinated staff - pros and cons By Alexandra Mizzi Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the message from the Government is increasingly that we will need to learn to live with the virus. ...
1/17/2022 9:38:40 PM Plan B restrictions ending - and other COVID developments By Alexandra Mizzi Despite the pre-Christmas concerns about the Omicron variant, COVID-19 isolation and infection control measures are now being relaxed...
12/9/2021 9:15:43 AM Please, come home (to work) for Christmas...the Government's Plan B kicks in By Alexandra Mizzi The Government has announced that, as a result of the increasing prevalence of the Omicron variant, certain COVID restrictions are to be...
7/16/2021 5:22:53 PM "If you're not on the app, you're not coming in"...the COVID Pass and the re-opening of business premises By Alexandra Mizzi Jane Amphlett As widely trailed, the Prime Minister has confirmed that the remaining legal restrictions requiring social distancing will be lifted from...
5/31/2021 9:33:58 AM The long and winding roadmap: planning your next steps By Alexandra Mizzi Jane Amphlett The final stages of the Government's roadmap for emerging from lockdown are under threat, as the 'Indian variant' of COVID-19 threatens...
3/15/2021 7:05:21 PM Testing, testing...deadline for workplace testing scheme By Alexandra Mizzi Jane Amphlett Businesses have until 31 March 2021 to sign up for the Government's free workplace testing scheme. Under the scheme, employers can...
1/14/2021 10:34:03 PM "No jab, no job" policies might generate press coverage. But are they legal? By Alexandra Mizzi Jane Amphlett As the COVID-19 vaccine continues to be rolled out to priority groups, many employers are considering how they will approach staff...
11/2/2020 12:00:00 AM Extension of the CJRS (furlough scheme) By Alexandra Mizzi As a result of the lockdown restrictions due to begin on 5 November 2020, the Chancellor has announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention...
9/28/2020 4:21:46 PM Kickstart scheme: a rundown for employers By Alexandra Mizzi As the furlough scheme comes to an end, the Government is putting in place some measures to try to stave off the anticipated wave of...
7/6/2020 4:45:01 PM The end of shielding By Alexandra Mizzi The Government has announced that from 6 July individuals deemed 'extremely clinically vulnerable' to coronavirus will no longer be...
5/29/2020 12:00:00 AM Farewell, furlough By Alexandra Mizzi The Chancellor has announced important changes to the CJRS (furlough) scheme which will affect any businesses with staff currently on...