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COVID-19 Employment Law FAQs for Senior Executives, Directors and Officers
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COVID-19 healthcare regulation FAQs for frontline health and social care staff
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COVID-19 FAQs for working remotely and the supervision of trainee solicitors
25 January 2022
Recent tribunal cases involving Covid-19
Nick Ralph looks in detail at recent cases that have stemmed from the pandemic, including a refusal to attend work due to fear of contracting the virus.
24 January 2022
Covid vaccination and the workplace – what you need to know
One of the most topical issues regarding Covid-19 is that of vaccination and whether it should be mandatory.
Stories regarding big employers such as Citibank in the US mandating vaccination as a condition of employment (“no jab, no job”), the experience of great sports personalities such as Novak Djokovic and the decision of the Supreme Court in the US last week regarding laws mandating vaccination in the private sector, have all brought this issue into the spotlight.
So what is the legal position in the UK?
13 January 2022
The Covid-19 Inquiry – the importance of the terms of reference
Any day now the Covid-19 Inquiry will publish draft terms of reference. This will be a significant event. Once agreed, the terms of reference will determine the scope and length of the inquiry which is due to begin its work in the Spring. In turn this will have a direct impact on how valuable the inquiry turns out to be.
31 August 2021
Immigration alert: Adjusted Covid right to work checks extended again to 5 April 2022
As mentioned in our recent alert of 18 June 2021, the video call Covid temporary adjusted right to work process was due to end today. However, at the eleventh hour the Home Office has announced the adjusted right to work process is extended again to 5 April 2022.
31 August 2021
Can Employers Insist on Covid-19 Vaccinations? Richard Fox talks to the FT
Richard Fox, a Senior Partner in our Employment team, is quoted extensively in the FT today regarding the dilemma faced by companies who may wish to insist that their workers are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 before they return to the office.
