Edwards v Secretary of State for Justice [2014] UKEAT/0123/14

Health and safety: Covid-19 and serious and imminent danger – a new dawn in employee litigation?

Lee Harding and William Mallin examine the extent of employees’ right to refuse to return to work because of the threat posed by the coronavirus ‘An employee’s belief that they should not be exposed to any danger whatsoever will clearly not be reasonable. Tribunals do not expect employers to eradicate risk, only to reduce the …

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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 …

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