Health and safety
Special paid leave for COVID-19 sickness and self-isolation introduced for NHS staff during the pandemic will be withdrawn in England this week.
A new law that seeks to protect frontline workers including police officers and health workers from violence at work takes effect in England and Wales today (28 June).
A new law that protects public service workers from violence and abuse while doing their jobs has taken effect in England and Wales.
HR has a key role to play in extricating and supporting employees facing risks in Ukraine and Russia, as Putin's invasion continues.
Thursday's deadline for frontline NHS staff in England to have received their first jab against COVID-19 has been scrapped after health ministers announced a consultation on removing vaccination as a condition of deployment for health and social care workers.
Government guidance for people in England to work from home where possible has come to an end, as have other "Plan-B" measures such as mask wearing.
Employees in England have been advised to work from home from today (13 December) as the government triggers its plan B coronavirus defence.
The pandemic has led to major shifts in labour market participation - rather than mass unemployment as feared - according to the Resolution Foundation think tank.
NHS staff in England will be required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by April 2022, health secretary Sajid Javid has announced.
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