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Omicron is here. What does that mean for employers?
Richard Fox
7 October 2021
Redundancy and negotiating an exit package during the pandemic
Coronavirus is having a serious impact on businesses and the global economy. Sadly, many businesses have been impacted to the extent that they have or will have to put cost-cutting measures in place. For some individuals this will result in their role being put at risk of redundancy.
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.
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.
13 September 2021
The “Great Resignation”? Things to consider for employers and employees
In recent weeks, a number of commentators have predicted the “Great Resignation”—a mass exodus of employees leaving their jobs following the wake-up call the pandemic has afforded them. Microsoft research has indicated that almost half of the worldwide workforce is ready to resign this year, with just under 40% of UK and Irish workers saying they are ready to quit. Many have had cause to re-evaluate their careers during COVID and with lockdown restrictions set to ease further, people are considering their options. If the “Great Resignation” is upon us, there are a few things employers and employees should bear in mind.
5 August 2021
Back to work – where exactly does this leave employers in the aftermath of “Freedom Day” ?
“Freedom Day”, and what it actually means in practice, is not proving to be as straightforward as some had hoped (and arguably as the Government had initially led the business community to believe). Employers can be forgiven for feeling confused as to what is expected of them and what they should be doing in terms of bringing their employees back into the workplace. We are by no means at the end of the debate, but we summarise below, the latest developments
