One of your employees is refusing to return to the workplace unless you can guarantee that all of their colleagues have received the COVID-19 vaccine. What’s the best way to handle this tricky
situation?
Published 12.05.2021
Many employees are back at their normal place of work, either permanently or for the odd day. If such an employee catches coronavirus and claims this happened at work, can they sue you?
Published 03.11.2020
It’s been suggested that employees could potentially dodge an employer’s return to the workplace instruction by saying that it would present a “serious and imminent danger” to their health. Can they
rely on this statutory protection or not?
Published 14.04.2021
Coronavirus vaccines have now been approved and are being rolled out. Can you insist that an employee discloses whether they’ve had the vaccine or is it none of your business?
Published 15.01.2021
Several staff are off work sick or following official advice over self-shielding and staying at home. Can you ask other employees to temporarily cover the responsibilities and duties of those
employees who are absent?
Published 05.05.2020
Where an employee moves to homeworking, there are numerous issues to consider when putting the arrangement in place. Where homeworking happens at short notice, what should you prioritise?
Published 08.04.2020
You’ve asked an employee who was placed on furlough to now return to work. However, they’ve refused your request. Do you have grounds to dismiss them in this situation?
Published 03.06.2020
During the coronavirus pandemic it’s possible that employers and their employees might inadvertently breach the GDPR. If this happens are you at risk of enforcement action?
Published 08.04.2020
Many of your employees are temporarily working from home due to the coronavirus situation. You’re wondering if you need to carry out a home workstation risk assessment for these homeworkers. Is this
necessary?
Published 18.05.2020
You know that you’re under a duty to provide a safe place of work. But in the current health crisis several employees have raised the issue of safety on their commute to work. What’s the position?
Published 11.06.2020