Key Workers and Contracts The government have awarded ‘key worker’ status to a number of professions who are playing a significant role in the fight against coronavirus. This includes for example, those in health and social care; education and childcare; government; transport; the food industry; the justice system and security bodies, such as the police. If you are […]
Self-Isolation and Sick Pay Social media is full of photographs of newly sprung home offices with #WorkingFromHome hashtags and for some, cats have quickly replaced colleagues. If you can work from home then you should receive full pay to do so. However, some of you will be facing a different reality. One thing is absolute, you must […]
An employer can fairly dismiss a pregnant employee for gross misconduct, e.g. theft or violence, but they must show there is reasonable evidence of guilt, dismissal is a reasonable sanction for the misconduct in question and the procedure is fair. However, if you can show that the decision to dismiss you was significantly influenced by […]