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 […]
On 16 March 2022, the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Revocation Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/92) were made which, amongst other things, revokes requirements for employers to collect visitor data. These Regulations will come into force on 21 March 2022. Among other things, they will revoke: Regulation 3 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations […]
With the relaxing of covid restrictions across the UK, various changes to the existing regulations pertaining to sick pay and health & safety requirements for employers are due to come into effect this month. We take a look at the key changes. Key Changes to Covid Regulations This Month From 17 March 2022, existing covid […]
The National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates go up on 1 April 2022 and the new rates will be as follows: New National Living Wage & National Minimum Wage Rates These rates are for the National Living Wage (for those aged 23 and over) and the National Minimum Wage (for those of at […]
The Immigration Act (IA) 2016 includes key measures to combat illegal working and employers who fail in their legal obligations to undertake them face stiff penalties. Right to Work Checks to Prevent Illegal Working in the UK Employers have a legal obligation to prevent illegal working and any employer who employs someone who does not […]
On 6 January 2022 changes to the mandatory vaccination requirement that currently applies to care home workers in England under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 were implemented. The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/15) were made on 6 January 2022 and implement changes […]
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