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The injustice of Covid-19 coronavirus – time to step up
18 June 2020 - Rachel Reeves
Never have we needed role models more than in the face of a pandemic which shows no signs of retreat in the present climate. A huge shout out today for Marcus Rashford, a 22-year-old Man United forward, who has spoken up in support of extending the school meal voucher scheme in England. Openly sharing powerful › Read More
Are employers liable when an employee goes off on a frolic of his own?
21 May 2020 - Poppy Kevelighan
Away from Covid-19-related workplace issues, there has been some good news for employers in the Supreme Court’s recent decision in WM Morrison Supermarkets plc (Morrisons). In a data protection case, the court reversed the decisions of the lower courts, holding that Morrisons was not vicariously liable for a data breach perpetrated by a disgruntled employee. › Read More
Will workplace reintegration be more complex than the lockdown?
21 April 2020 - Covid-19 , furlough , reintegration , workplace Sarah Henchoz
It is fair to say that the last few weeks have been challenging; for the purposes of this blog I am talking only from a workforce planning perspective, recognising that, for many, the challenges have been far greater professionally and personally. We have all had to quickly get acquainted with very new concepts (who had › Read More
03 April 2020 - IR35 Rachel Reeves
Planned changes to IR35 (or the ‘off-payroll working rules’) in the private sector will be delayed until 6 April 2021, the Government has announced, to relieve pressure in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. This will be welcome news for clients (engaging contractors via personal service companies or ‘PSCs’), agencies and contractors who are not › Read More
27 March 2020 - Sheila Fahy
It seems that everything in a post-Covid-19 world is “unprecedented”. It’s a word that makes lawyers uncomfortable as we like to assess problems and make decisions on the basis of precedent – what has gone before. But things have changed now, the new world is turning what we knew upside down, and the only thing › Read More
Hot stuff – International Women’s Day 2020
06 March 2020 - Sheila Fahy
I was in a cab the other day, and in the course of chitchat I discovered that my driver’s other job was a firefighter. My interest piqued. Everything you ever wanted to know about fire safety in the home was extracted from him within a few miles. Satisfied that I had a lengthy to-do list, › Read More
Coronavirus – challenging us to think differently
05 March 2020 - Sarah Henchoz
Ever the optimist and in an attempt to distract myself from the constant stream of worrying press reports on the Coronavirus, I have found myself finding a possible silver-lining to the current situation. This week, I am part of the team assessing our new partner candidates. This is one of the most important things we › Read More