May 2020 #210 – Law Journals

Furlough leave: Unprecedented measures for unprecedented times

Richard Kenyon and Edmund Chambers examine the intricacies of the government’s coronavirus job retention scheme There are no original adjectives left to describe the last few weeks. Never was an Easter weekend more welcome: a time to pause and take a deep breath. COVID-19 has taught us all the true value of that essential function. …

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Lifting the lockdown: Preparing to return to the workplace: key steps for employers

Catrina Smith and Amanda Sanders look at how to get employees back to work safely and minimise the risk of employment tribunal claims from individuals who are reluctant to return ‘One of the key ways to protect employees is to ensure that they comply with social distancing in the workplace.’ On 11 May, the UK …

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Staff procedures: Create or update a homeworking policy

Tony Hadden and John Hunter conclude our series with a look at how to ensure homeworking arrangements are as effective as possible during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond ‘There is no specific legal entitlement to work from home but, given the law on flexible working and discrimination, employers must consider all homeworking requests carefully.’ Even …

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Coronavirus: Complying with business immigration law during the Covid-19 pandemic

Joanna Hunt looks at the impact on employers of recent government changes to immigration policy in response to the UK lockdown and worldwide travel restrictions ‘One of the lasting legacies of Covid-19 may be its influence on how the immigration system assesses who should be allowed to come to the UK for work. This crisis …

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Coronavirus: High Court issues welcome rulings on furloughing staff in insolvent companies

Recent cases involving Carluccio’s and Debenhams confirm the availability of the government-funded furlough scheme to companies in administration and their employees, report Ed Husband and Ambuja Bose ‘Administrators can use the time and breathing space afforded by the furlough scheme to explore the various rescue options available for a distressed business.’ The financial impact of …

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Coronavirus job retention scheme: Furloughed employees and frustration of contracts

Howard Hymanson considers whether employers could successfully argue that Covid-19 has frustrated their contracts with employees and what the position is when they have put staff on furlough leave ‘The coronavirus and its impact on society and the economy is an extraneous change of situation which is taking place without employers or employees being to …

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