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Year in review | 12 employment law updates you might have missed in 2020

3rd December 2020 No Comments

BLOG For employers and HR professionals, 2020 has been a year like no other. Not only have standard HR processes such as performance management been

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Protecting employees on client sites

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BLOG Under health and safety law, all employers owe a legal duty of care to their employees. The duty requires employers to risk assess their

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Dismissed for conduct outside of work | What employers can learn from the ‘White Lives Matter’ incident

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Employees are entitled to their private lives but, on occasions, their conduct outside of work can have a direct impact on the working relationship. In

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COVID-19 | Practising good workplace hygiene

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COVID-19 advice The information in this blog is correct as at 30 April 2020. For the most up-to-date Employment Law and Health & Safety advice to

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COVID-19 | 2 important changes to employment law

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COVID-19 advice The information in this blog is correct as at 2 April 2020. For the most up-to-date Employment Law and Health & Safety advice to

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Use it or lose it? | New rules on carrying over annual leave lost to long-term sickness absence

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