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Back to basics with testamentary capacity
Katherine Pymont
1 October 2021
Back to the office? - Your legal rights on returning to work during COVID-19
In revised guidance first published in July, the Government stated that it is no longer instructing people to work from home if they can. In line with that, many employers have planned and begun implementing a return to the workplace. However, as the latest figures and the Government’s recently published Autumn and Winter Plan seem to indicate, it is clear that the risk of contracting COVID-19 will continue to be a genuine and serious one for some time.
30 September 2021
Covid and post-Brexit immigration rules serve up a recipe for disaster in the hospitality sector
From being the centrepiece of England’s post-Covid recovery with ‘eat out to help out’, the hospitality sector is now struggling to rebuild after lockdowns, furlough and rising food prices. At the same time many restaurants, cafes and pubs are coming up against the hard realities of a post-Brexit immigration policy and discovering what it means for their business.
28 September 2021
Proposed changes to the flexible working regime
Earlier this year it was announced that the Government had plans to consult on changes to our flexible working regime. The Government’s Consultation Paper has now been published and illustrates the Government’s intentions regarding how flexible working rights will operate in future.
24 September 2021
Is a personality clash in the Boardroom a fair reason for dismissal?
A recent case has highlighted a trend that that we have seen over recent years, with Employment Tribunals finding that the dismissal of a senior executive can be fair where there has been a breakdown in relations amongst a management team and one director / executive is considered to be more at fault (Moore v Phoenix Product Development Ltd EAT/0070/20). Also, the procedural requirements for such dismissals may be more limited, in this case, the fact that no right of appeal was offered did not render the dismissal unfair.
20 September 2021
"Was it something I said?” Whistleblowing during the pandemic
You may be surprised to learn that, without realising it, you may be a whistleblower. If you are a manager, you could easily come across a situation in which you are expected to manage (or even dismiss) a whistleblower, without anyone warning you of the dangers.