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Brastock/Shutterstock The Government’s furlough scheme, large-scale redundancies, safe working concerns and the rise of flexible working will have a big impact on employment tribunals for years to come. We highlight 10 employment tribunal claims related to the coronavirus pandemic that employers could face in 2021 and beyond. 1. Breach of contract when cutting furloughed […] More
Pic: Shutterstock One in five disabled employees has had their request to work from home, be furloughed or redeployed during the pandemic turned down. Research by disability charity Scope found that 22% of disabled workers faced having to choose between going to their place of work and quitting their job, and the charity is now […] More
Grouping people by protected characteristics could be risky for employersShutterstock The requirement to make reasonable adjustments for those with disability is a well-recognised one in HR. But the pandemic has thrown up a host of other risk factors and potential avenues for discrimination that weren’t there before. Bela Gor asks whether equality legislation is still […] More
Shutterstock As many as a fifth of people who contract Covid-19 are likely to suffer symptoms for eight weeks or more – so-called ‘long Covid – with women aged between 50 and 60 at greatest risk of developing long-term, and potentially debilitating, after-effects from the virus, a study has argued. The research by Dr Claire […] More
