Coronavirus

New and updated

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Lay-off and short-time working

  Updated to reflect the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to 30 April 2021.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What obligations does an employer have to an employee who lives with someone who is at very high risk of serious illness from coronavirus?

• Date:

  4 November 2020

  Type:

  News

  Clinically vulnerable told to avoid workplace

  'Clinically extremely vulnerable' workers in England are being strongly advised by the government to avoid work outside their homes from Thursday.

• Type:

  How to

  How to consider alternatives to redundancy during the coronavirus crisis

  Updated to reflect that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended and the introduction of the Job Support Scheme has been delayed.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What is the Job Support Scheme?

• Date:

  29 October 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Managing international business travel during coronavirus and Brexit

  The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has made business travel increasingly complex, and the end of the Brexit transition period could complicate it further. Louise Haycock and Heidi Cook of Fragomen outline the key issues that employers need to consider when employees undertake international travel for work.

• Date:

  22 October 2020

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Pay prospects for 2020/2021

  The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has seen pay awards fall during 2020. We examine the pay intentions of private-sector employers to see whether or not to expect a recovery in the coming year.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What should an employer do if an employee refuses to wear a face covering when this is required?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Does an employer have to provide face coverings for employees to use where these are required?

• Date:

  6 October 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Managing conflict: How are investigations holding up in the pandemic?

  Just because a high proportion of employees are away from the office does not mean conflict has disappeared - in some ways it has become more complex, and HR teams are calling in independent mediators and investigators for support. Personnel Today spoke to a team of investigators about navigating employee grievances remotely.