24 September 2020
Coronavirus return to work u-turn causes mental health and redundancy concerns - Niki Southern quoted in HR Magazine
Niki Southern, Partner in our Employment Law team, was quoted in HR Magazine on Wednesday 23 September 2020. Niki was commenting on the updated government guidance urging workers to once again work from home where possible. Niki warned of the risk of further redundancies in certain sectors, as well as potential claims for unfair dismissal should employees lose their jobs for refusing to return to the workplace due to safety concerns.
31 July 2020
Businesses and ministers need more than redundancy pay law to protect employees - Niki Southern quoted in HR Magazine
Niki Southern, Partner in our Employment Law team, was quoted in HR Magazine on 31 July 2020. Niki commented on new legislation protecting the entitlement to full redundancy pay for furloughed employees. Niki is supportive of the move but concerned about the risk, citing the risk of firms making redundancies earlier than planned and unfairness to those already made redundant who are not eligible for full redundancy pay.
21 July 2020
The next ethical dilemma: do we pay back furlough? - Kirsty Churm quoted in Personnel Today
Kirsty Churm, Senior Associate in our Employment Law team, was quoted in Personnel Today on 21 July 2020. Kirsty was commenting on the news that several large retailers have announced plans to pay back the furlough money they previously claimed from the Government during the height of the COVID-19 crisis. Kirsty suggests that there may be more to these decisions than civic duty or good publicity.
20 July 2020
Managing Internal Investigations in a post COVID-19 world - Caroline Day and Alun Milford write for Legal 500 Crisis Management Special
Caroline Day and Alun Milford, Partners in our Criminal Litigation team have written for the Legal 500 Crisis Management Special giving their thoughts on the current situation.
3 July 2020
KN Global Immigration Update - May and June 2020
Our May and June 2020 global immigration update provides key changes to immigration rules in global jurisdictions. In this month's issue we include the European Union, Belgium, Estonia, France, Lithuania, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, China, the USA, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Saudi Arabia and Mauritius.
