Health and safety

New and updated

• Date:

  19 November 2021

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  COVID-related employment cases: 10 key lessons for employers

  Employment tribunals have been deciding coronavirus-related cases throughout 2021. We set out 10 key first-instance rulings related to the pandemic and highlight what lessons employers can learn from them.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Can an employer require employees to have a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Can employers make having had a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination a condition of employment for new recruits?

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Compulsory COVID-19 vaccinations in health and social care: Letter urging staff to be vaccinated in advance of law change

  A model letter to give advance warning to healthcare and social care staff in England of the forthcoming requirement to have a full course of COVID-19 vaccinations.

• Date:

  16 November 2021

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: COVID-19 employment tribunal decisions

  How are employment tribunals approaching claims arising from the coronavirus pandemic? We explore the most important decisions handed down so far this year and discuss their practical implications for HR.

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Mandatory coronavirus vaccinations for health and social care staff introduced

  The Government is introducing a requirement for all frontline health and social care staff in England to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19).

• Date:

  9 November 2021

  Type:

  News

  Compulsory Covid-19 jabs for frontline NHS staff by April 2022, government confirms

  NHS staff in England will be required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by April 2022, health secretary Sajid Javid has announced.

• Type:

  How to

  How to respond where an employee is reluctant to return to the workplace

  Practical guidance on managing an employee who is reluctant to return to the workplace after working from home or being on furlough during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Incident response

  A new section to bring together content on dealing with a health and safety incident.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Health and safety of specific vulnerable people

  Revised to provide a more accessible overview for employers and HR professionals.