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
You may have employees who haven’t yet had (or don’t want) the jab. When the rules on face masks are relaxed, could you insist that unvaccinated staff continue to wear them in your workplace?
Published 01.07.2021
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
The legal duty to self-isolate following a positive COVID test has been scrapped. Going forward, can you instruct employees not to attend your workplace if they test positive and if so, what’s the
position on pay?
Published 02.03.2022
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
Approximately 240 different coronavirus vaccines are under development. In the event one is deemed suitable, can you insist that your employees have it?
Published 26.10.2020
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
Many employers are now conducting meetings with staff and third parties using video conferencing facilities. If you’re in this situation, it’s best to put some ground rules in place for your
employees to follow. What should you include?
Published 21.04.2020
An employee wants to travel to a country that isn’t on the government’s travel corridor list. If they go, they’ll need to self-isolate for 14 days on their return. As they can’t work from home, can
you refuse their annual leave request?
Published 27.08.2020