Whilst Medical Practices have remained resilient during the coronavirus pandemic, the demand for routine care continues to grow, forcing Practices to adapt their working arrangements in order to cope with the sheer scale of the outbreak.

Naturally, this has had wide-reaching Employment Law and HR implications. Practice Managers have encountered a multitude of difficult employee dilemmas, from being precluded from utilising the furlough scheme to managing at-risk employees and contractual issues around redeployment. At the same time, COVID-19 doesn’t negate the requirement to provide services to registered patients, meaning Practice Managers must also find ways to maintain operations and reduce transmission risk, all while working within SOP and the confines of the law.

This is no easy task, which is why we are hosting a live employer Q&A exclusively for Practice Managers to give you the clarity and confidence you need to tackle these situations head-on.

Hosted by our Employment Law Director, James Tamm, this virtual session will cover some of the imminent challenges facing Medical Practices as the government continues to relax UK lockdown measures, including:

• Advice on your high-risk employees after shielding ends;
• How to deal with safety-related refusals to work;
• The right way to change employees’ terms and conditions; and
• Methods for managing ongoing staff absence.