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Latest News If an employee comes to work and suspects that another employee has COVID-19 - perhaps they are persistently coughing or they have told others that they have a fever, what can he or she do?
He or she may report the matter to her employer and...
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Latest News ACAS Guidance for employers and workers on use of Non-disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
The ACAS Guidance on non-disclosure agreements has been created to help employers and workers understand what NDAs are, how to appropriately use them and how to prevent their misuse.
The Guidance is comprehensive and written...
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Notice Are you entitled to pay during a period of notice if you are sick if you have exhaused your Company sick pay?
The answer lies with the Employment Rights Act 1996, section 87 and depends on whether your contract entitles you to more that statutory notice....
The current position on holiday leave is that a worker is entitled to accrue holiday leave whilst off sick. If a worker is on long term sick leave, he or she cannot be compelled by their employer to take holiday leave. Furthermore, if the long...
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Latest News This is the case of Mr G Conisbee v Crossley Farms Limited and others on the issue, at preliminary hearing on 17th May 2019, of whether vegetarianism could be regarded as a belief. Mr Conisbee alleged discrimination on the ground of religion or belief contrary to...
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Latest News The case of Okwu v Rise Community Action, confirms that, in accordance with the Employment Rights Act 1996, section 43B, the disclosure itself does not need to be in the Public Interest but the employee or worker must have a reasonable belief that the disclosure...