COVID-19 Homeworking and the Legal Considerations
With homeworking likely to continue for many people over the coming months, what are the implications for businesses with employees working from home over a sustained period of time? Outlined…
Returning To Work After Covid-19
Coping with Anxiety The government are now encouraging employers and employees to agree working arrangements for employees to return to work. More than two-fifths of UK workers are anxious about…
COVID-19 Guidance for the Construction Industry
The coronavirus outbreak is having a devastating impact on the construction industry. Most businesses in the industry are doing their best to keep sites operational wherever it is practical and…
Promoting Healthy Remote Working
Research by People Management has found that half of employees working from home during the current lockdown situation are unhappy with their work-life balance, with the majority of those surveyed…
Conducting Effective Online Meetings
With the UK still in lockdown due to COVID-19, many businesses and employees are settling into a routine of working from home. To keep in touch with employees, customers and…
Re-opening Workplaces – How Feasible is this in Practice?
The government has drafted an initial guidance on how UK companies may be able to reopen their workplaces and gradually exit lockdown. The draft document includes a range of guidelines…
The Lowdown and Top Tips for Conducting a Return to Work Interview
Two out of three employers believe that return-to-work interviews have cut employee absence rates, according to a study by Personnel Today’s sister publication, Employment Review [1] What is a return to work interview…
Furloughed Workers To Receive Full Parental Leave Entitlement
The speed, by necessity, of the introduction of Job Retention Scheme continues to leave many questions unanswered. However one area that was clarified by a press release and posted on…
Conducting a Disciplinary Hearing Remotely – Things to Consider.
At present we do not know how long the current “stay at home” instruction will last. However, the longer the current situation remains, the more likely it is that employers…
Further Updates To The Job Retention Scheme – 20th April 2020
Further updates containing more detail regarding this scheme continue to be published on a regular basis. Please note some of the following headline points that are addressed, with more detail…
