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  • 07 June 2021
  • Immigration

EU Settlement Scheme Deadline – Is your company ready?

The UK government has confirmed that the rights of EU citizens living in the UK will remain the same until 30th June 2021. The Home Office has rolled out the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS/the Scheme), giving EU citizens (who started living in the UK before 31st December 2020) pre-settled status (the right to live in the UK for 5 years) or settled status (the right to remain indefinitely in the UK).

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  • 03 June 2021
  • Employment

Dismissing employees for industrial action is unfair

As pandemic-related government support for businesses starts to taper from the end of this month and with flexible furlough due to end altogether at the end of September, employers in some sectors will face difficult decisions impacting their workforce, including possible restructures and redundancies. It is widely predicted that this will lead to increased industrial action so it is important for employers to understand the importance of employee engagement and the relevant rights and obligations as they navigate this challenging period.
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  • 02 June 2021
  • Employment

Dealing with long Covid and the return to work

While the Government grapples with easing of lockdown restrictions, employers are continuing with their preparations to welcome employees (at least partially) back to the workplace.While much of the focus during these preparations will be on preventing infections, employers should also consider how they will support employees who have already had Covid-19 and are now suffering from the long-term side effects, known as “long Covid”.
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  • 27 May 2021
  • Employment

Whistleblowing and protected disclosures

Whistleblowers are in the headlines following the Dyson report into the Panorama interview in 1995 with the Diana, Princess of Wales. Lord Dyson found that Martin Bashir had acted deceitfully in the way he obtained the interview with the Princess of Wales. In its response to the Dyson report the BBC said that since the Panorama interview it had introduced a whistleblowing policy in the late 1990s taking into account the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.
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  • 25 May 2021
  • Immigration

BNO nationals leave outside the rules concession extended

The Hong Kong British National Overseas visa was opened to BNO Passport holders from Hong Kong earlier this year.
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  • 20 May 2021
  • Employment

Long working hours increase poor health outcomes for employees

In modern employment terminology, the word ‘work’ is often associated with the word ‘life’ as companies and employees alike pursue the Holy Grail of work-life balance and work-life integration. However, a joint World Health Organisation/International Labour Organisation report released at the beginning of this week, suggests a strong relationship between the words ‘work’ and ‘death’!“Long working hours led to 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016.” This death toll represents a 29% increase since 2000.
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  • 20 May 2021
  • Immigration

Impact on ban of recruitment of Indian Nurses to the UK

Since the launch of the Health and Care visa in August 2020, more than 20,000 individuals have been granted with a visa for the UK under this category. It has yet to be seen what the long-term impact of the pause on recruitment of nurses from India will be on the Government’s plans to ease staff shortages within the NHS. 
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  • 19 May 2021
  • Employment

Majority of employers not checking vaccine status

A survey conducted by the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) found that 78% of employers had no plans to check employee’s vaccine status before returning to the workplace. 
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  • 12 May 2021
  • Privacy and Data Protection

ICO updates, anonymisation guidance and cyber security

In this month’s Data Protection Round-Up: key takeaways from the ICO Data Protection Practitioners Conference, guidance on anonymisation, and a government response to new cyber security legislation.
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  • 11 May 2021
  • Mental Health

Mental Health Awareness Week: Returning to the workplace

Lockdown restrictions are set to be eased further on 17 May 2021, and many employers are beginning to welcome their employees back to the workplace. While it is understandable that employers will be focused on protecting their employees’ physical health, ensuring that its workplace is Covid-19 secure, consideration should also be given to how employers can safeguard their employees’ mental health.

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  • 11 May 2021
  • Commercial Real Estate

Can a commercial tenant get away with not paying rent due to the pandemic?

It has now been 14 months since we first went into lockdown and the government released measures under the Coronavirus Act to protect both residential and commercial tenants from being evicted if they had not paid their rent up to date.

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  • 06 May 2021
  • Immigration

Covid-19, red list countries, and UK visa applications

The British government has put rules in place banning travel from certain ‘red list countries.’ View the Goverment red list countries These COVID-19 measures mandate that individuals who have been in / travelled through these countries will be refused entry to the UK if in the 10 days prior to entering the UK, they have been in or travelled through one of these countries.  Despite these travel bans, UK visa applications in the work, study, and residence categories from all countries continue to be processed by the Home Office. The UK government has advised that delays are to be expected if submitting a visa application from a red list country.  
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