Earlier this month, the government told us more about the Job Retention Bonus. Announced by Rishi Sunak some time ago now, this is the £1,000 per person you can claim in relation to each furloughed employee who you are able to keep in employment through to the end of January 2021. There is a short list of other criteria to meet but, if you qualify, you must make your claim between 15th January and 31st March 2021, so set yourself a reminder to do it. Further guidance is here.
If you are a football fan and interested in employment law, you will no doubt have been eagerly awaiting the outcome of Benjamin Mendy’s claim that his former club, Manchester City (“City”), unlawfully made deductions from his wages. As Employment Judge Dunlop (“EJ Dunlop”) said: “I am fairly…
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From 26 October 2024, employers will be subject to a new proactive duty to take “reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment of all their employees in the course of their employment
In February 2024 the then government published a statutory Code of Practice on dismissal and re-engagement, and this came into force on 18 July 2024. “Dismissal and re-engagement”, as it is called by employment lawyers, is a tool used by employers