As we enter 2021 and face further national lockdowns, the Government’s New Year’s message to employers is that they must take “every possible step” to facilitate their employees working from home.

CJRS extended in order to provide support to businesses and employees during the new national lockdown

The ICO has published new detailed guidance on the Right of Access to help employers deal with subject access requests effectively and efficiently.

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (commonly referred to as the Furlough scheme) is due to come to an end on 31 October 2020, despite growing calls from MPs, industry and trade unions for it to be extended.

The ICO have launched new guidance focusing on AI and data protection.

One of the main challenges for employers is how they can resume operations safely to avoid the spread of infection and the heightened risk that (COVID-19) poses

Following the abhorrent death of George Floyd employers will rightly be looking at the ways in which they can ensure their commitment to racial equality in the workplace.  There are many things that employers can do to help make workplaces fairer and thereby help to create a society where racism is not tolerated.  As a …

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On 20 March 2020 the Government announced the introduction of a new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furlough leave).

This Budget contained relatively few long-term employment measures and the Chancellor primarily focused on the immediate need to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.