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  • Employment
  • 05 August 2021

Will offering unlimited holiday work for my business?

Employment agency Reed has reported a 20% increase in the number of new positions offering unlimited annual leave as part of the benefits packages. Along with flexible working, it seems to be incentive employers are keen to explore and use as they compete to recruit the best talent from a pandemic weary workforce that values well-being and work-life balance.
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  • Employment
  • 05 August 2021

Unlimited Holiday & Annual Leave: Risks and Tips

Employment agency Reed has reported a 20% increase in the number of new positions offering unlimited annual leave as part of the benefits packages.
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  • Employment
  • 29 July 2021

Deborah Scales comments on employees and foreign holidays this summer

Clarkslegal Employment Associate, Deborah Scales, comments in The Sun on whether employers can stop employees taking foreign holidays.
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  • Employment
  • 29 July 2021

Vaccination status: an employer’s guide to some knotty issues

So called 'Freedom Day' was justified by the government in part because of the huge success of the vaccine roll-out in England. How much reliance can employers put on vaccination status when planning a safe return to the physical workplace?
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  • Employment
  • 29 July 2021

Incorrect IR35 decisions cost DWP £87.9m

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has been billed a staggering £87.9 million by HMRC for failing to correctly determine the tax status of its contractors.

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  • IP and Commercial
  • 28 July 2021

Personal liability of directors in the context of insolvency or company distress

Directors need to be mindful of incurring personal liability where companies are distressed. This article provides an overview of some of the key areas where directors could incur personal liability when navigating their business through difficult times and stresses the importance of taking and following professional advice when faced with financial difficulties.

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  • Immigration
  • 27 July 2021

The UK’s new immigration system – What employers need to know

Watch our UK immigration specialists as they explain the main changes to the UK’s sponsorship system following the overhaul of the points-based system in January 2021 and following the closure of the EU Settlement Scheme on 30 June 2021.
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  • Employment
  • 23 July 2021

Sexual harassment in the workplace: proposed changes to employer’s duties

The Government has published its consultation response on workplace sexual harassment and harassment by third parties.  The consultation was undertaken in response to the #metoo movement, which revealed that many people (mainly women) experienced sexual harassment at work despite this having been unlawful for decades.

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  • Employment
  • 22 July 2021

COVID-19 – The next chapter for employers

As the stay at home order has been lifted employers will be looking at how they can bring their employees back safely. This will mean reviewing the workplace risk assessments and internal policies and procedures to ensure they are protecting their employees H&S by providing a safe place of work. Employers will have to make decisions about what they ask employees about vaccination status, testing and other protective measure such as mask wearing and how that plays out into conduct policies and managing their data protection obligations.
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