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• Type:

  How to

  How to prepare for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations in health and social care

  Practical guidance for health and social care employers on preparing for the forthcoming requirement for staff in England who have direct, face-to-face contact with patients/service users to have a full course of COVID-19 vaccinations.

• 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.

• 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).

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Remuneration: financial services

  Updated to include additional information on the proposed UK prudential regime for investment firms.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Monitoring: financial services

  Updated to include information on the FCA's expectations for firms with remote or hybrid working arrangements.

• 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.

• Date:

  25 October 2021

  Type:

  Law reports

  Dismissal for social media misuse: Employment tribunal round-up

  We examine four employment tribunal decisions concerning the dismissal of employees for social media activities.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Coronavirus: Letter warning care home staff to provide evidence of vaccination or declare medical exemption

  Updated with the process for unvaccinated employees to declare that they have a medical exemption.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Coronavirus: Self-certification form for care home employee to declare medical exemption from vaccination

  These are self-certification forms provided by the Government that care home employers can give to employees to declare that they are medically exempt from receiving the COVID-19 vaccination.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Coronavirus: Letter inviting care home employee to individual meeting to discuss requirement to be vaccinated

  A model letter to invite a care home employee to a meeting to discuss the requirement to provide evidence that they have received a full course of the COVID-19 vaccinations or declare that they have a medical exemption.