Coronavirus

New and updated

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Shared parental leave policy (birth)

  Updated to include the proposed rate of statutory shared parental pay for 2021/22.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Shared parental leave policy (adoption)

  Updated to include the proposed rate of statutory shared parental pay for 2021/22.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Paternity leave policy

  Updated to include the proposed rate of statutory paternity pay for 2021/22.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Parental bereavement leave policy

  Updated to include the proposed rate of statutory parental bereavement pay for 2021/22.

• Type:

  International

  Luxembourg: Useful information - key future employment law developments

  Updated to include information on bonus schemes for apprenticeships and temporary exemptions from certain labour law provisions.

• Date:

  8 December 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Top 10 COVID-related claims employers could face in 2021

  We highlight 10 employment tribunal claims related to the coronavirus pandemic that employers could face in 2021 and beyond.

• Date:

  7 December 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Covid-19: Will 'anti-vaxxers' pose a problem for HR?

  The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the mass use of a Covid vaccine and immunisations could start as early as next week. But a vocal anti-vaccination movement could threaten to undermine their efficacy if people refuse in large numbers. Does the vaccination debate pose problems for employers?

• Date:

  3 December 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Ethical dilemma: Can employers insist on COVID-19 vaccinations?

  As the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine receives approval from the UK medicines regulator, to what degree can employers insist that staff are vaccinated before returning to the workplace?

• Type:

  How to

  How to manage returning to work during the coronavirus pandemic

  Updated to reflect the return to local restrictions in England, and the emphasis in UK Government guidance that all employees who can work from home should do so.

• Date:

  2 December 2020

  Type:

  Law reports

  Gig economy: EU health and safety rights extend to workers, High Court rules

  In R (on the application of the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and another, the High Court held that the Government has failed to implement properly EU health and safety Directives by excluding workers from the UK implementing legislation.