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Health and safety: Returning to work after lockdown could lead to upsurge in tribunal claims
Nabila Chikhi and Emilie Cole consider the risk of employment claims on health and safety grounds from employees who are reluctant to return to work due to Covid-19 ‘The central question will be when it is reasonable for employees to believe that Covid-19 poses an “imminent” danger. As long as the pandemic persists, there will …
Cases Referenced
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- Edwards v Secretary of State for Justice [2014] UKEAT/0123/14
- Hamilton v Solomon and Wu Ltd [2019] UKEAT/0126/18/RN
- Harvest Press Ltd v McCaffrey [1999] IRLR 778
- Masiak v City Restaurants [1999] IRLR 780
- Oudahar v Esporta Group Ltd [2011] ICR 1406