An employment tribunal has determined that an employee with long COVID symptoms was disabled within the meaning of section 6 of the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010). At the beginning of June and with a suspected 1.8 mission people in the UK estimated to be experiencing Long Covid Symptoms, we considered whether Long Covid is […]
1.8 million people in the UK are estimated to be experiencing long COVID symptoms by the latest Office of National Statistics (ONS) COVID-19 Infection Survey, but how many are likely to be considered to be disabled under the Equality Act 2010? According to the latest Office of National Statistics (ONS) COVID-19 Infection Survey, based on self-reported […]
On the occasion of Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the offices of ELS will be closed on Thursday 2 June and Friday 3 June 2022 and shall reopen at 9.00am on Monday 6 June 2022. Whatever your plans might be for this extended Bank Holiday weekend, we wish you well!
Following approval by Spanish politicians of a draft Bill to provide three days of paid leave for people with severe period pain, UK menstruation and period pain charities have called on the UK government to introduce menstruation leave. Currently under UK law, those who experience period pain should use their sick leave for time off […]
On 31 March 2022, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published revised advice to workplaces regarding COVID-19. We take a look at the revised guidance and other steps employers can take to reduce the spread of respiratory infections in the workplace. The revised advice follows the relaxation of COVID-19-related measures across the UK. The advice […]
The legal obligations UK employers face when considering making redundancies and the significant legal implications of getting it wrong was brought into sharp focus recently in the P&O Ferries case. We look at the various steps UK employers need to take to make redundancies fairly and legally. The shocking decision by P&O to dismiss 800 […]
On 1 March 2022, the government confirmed that it would introduce regulations revoking the statutory requirements for vaccination as a condition of deployment in health and social care settings in England. On 15 March 2022, the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No 3) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/206) came into force. […]
On 4 March 2022 the Welsh Government published Together for a safer future: Wales’ long-term COVID-19 transition from pandemic to endemic, setting out its long-term strategy for COVID-19 once all legal restrictions have been lifted. The Welsh Administration envisages replacing the legal duty to isolate with guidance, and an end to asymptomatic testing from the end of […]
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