employment tribunal has decided that the instant dismissal of a care assistant working in a nursing home who refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19 was not unfair dismissal or wrongful dismissal, and the interference with the worker’s Article 8 right to privacy was justified.
Mandatory Vaccinations for NHS Staff – What it means for you and can you refuse?
On the 9th November 2021, the Government announced Covid-19 vaccinations would become mandatory for all NHS front line staff and social workers.
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Was it unfair for an employer to refuse to furlough an employee and simply make them redundant?
Two recent employment tribunal cases have considered whether making redundancies during the operation of the furlough scheme amounted to unfair dismissal.
In one case,...
Dismissal of employee who refused to work over concerns of infecting his children was not unfair
We’re starting to see Employment Tribunal Judgments trickle through now on covid-19 issues.
A tribunal has found that the dismissal of an employee who told his...
Calculation of a weeks pay for redundancy and settlement agreements following furlough
On 31 July 2020, the Employment Rights Act 1996 (Coronavirus, Calculation of a Week's Pay) Regulations 2020 came into force. The purpose of the Regulations is to require calculation of certain statutory...
JCB look to make up to 1500 employees redundant due to Coronavirus
- Digger maker says 500 agency workers to be laid off
- 950 further staff under threat despite extension of Covid-19 furlough scheme
- Order book...
British Airways to Make up to 12,000 Workers Redundant
It is perhaps inevitable in the current COVID-19 environment, but always sad to see large employers making mass redundancies.
See news story here.
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Redundancy or Lay-Off Due to Coronavirus COVID-19
This article considers the risk and options for employees who are facing possible redundancy or temporary lay off, due to the impact that Coronavirus has or will have on their Employer’s business.