December 2020/January 2021 #216 – Law Journals

Social media: WhatsApp and the virtual water cooler – what are the risks and what can be done?

Joanna Chatterton and Ed Livingstone discuss how employee social media habits have changed since the imposition of lockdown in March, the risks these pose to their employer’s business and how to avoid the main pitfalls If a social media policy does not cover online activity which takes place outside work, then it may not be …

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Legal news: Employment update

Aisleen Pugh and Sarah Munro round up recent developments affecting employers and their advisers Pleadings drafted in easy-to-read, specific, simple language will be the most effective and a better guarantee of success. Belief in fixed gender is held to be a protected characteristic In Higgs v Farmor’s School [2020], an employment tribunal has held that …

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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Flexible furlough – an eleventh-hour reprieve

Alison Garrow sets out the key issues for employers and their advisers to consider following the extension of the furlough scheme to 31 March Given the short period between the announcement of the scheme’s extension and its start date, there was a limited window for an employer to agree to place an employee on furlough …

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Brexit: What does the ‘points-based’ immigration system have in store for employers?

Joanna Hunt examines the post-Brexit immigration system, including the key features of the skilled worker route and the position of EEA nationals who arrive in the UK before the end of 2020 The sting in the tail is that the skilled worker route remains very costly. When you add up the fees, you will have …

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Government policies: What to expect in 2021

With IR35 reform and the Employment Bill put on hold in 2020 because of the pandemic, Richard Kenyon considers what the next 12 months may have in store for employers and their advisers While most employment rights are enforced by an individual through an employment tribunal, the state has an important role to play in …

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Litigation: The impact of Covid-19 on the employment tribunals

With employment tribunals facing an increasing claims backlog, Jo Broadbent and Katharine Savage examine how the system is adjusting in response to the pandemic and the key practical issues for tribunal users preparing for hearings The 2020 regulations tidy up some of the tribunal rules, although these changes are unlikely to have a significant impact …

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