Managing employees/workers

New and updated

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Determining employment status

  Updated to include information on Glasgow City Council v Johnstone and another, concerning the employment status of foster carers.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Data protection

  Updated to reflect government guidance on the transfer of personal data into the UK after the Brexit transition period.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Whistleblowing

  Updated to include information on Ikejiaku v British Institute of Technology Ltd, concerning when a detrimental act occurred for the purposes of calculating the time limit for bringing a claim.

• Type:

  Editor's choice

  Brexit: resource round-up

  Enhanced to make our Brexit guidance easier to find, and updated to include recently published guidance.

• Type:

  FAQs

  If an employee is advised to self-isolate to avoid the risk of spreading coronavirus, are they entitled to sick pay?

• Type:

  Line manager briefings

  Introduction to line management

  Enhanced to explain the relevance of the briefing during these times of change and to help managers navigate this fast-changing environment where employee engagement is key.

• Type:

  How to

  How to respond to subject access requests from employees under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

  Updated to include references to the ICO's Accountability framework, published in September 2020.

• Type:

  How to

  How to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period

  Updated to reflect government guidance on the position of frontier workers already working in the UK by 31 December 2020.

• 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.

• Type:

  How to

  How to consider alternatives to redundancy during the coronavirus crisis

  Updated to reflect that the Job Support Scheme will operate from 1 November 2020, following the closure of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.