Employment Solicitor, Georgina Thomas provides us with a legal update in the case of Elliot V Dorset County Council – which has established a low threshold for employees asserting they have a disability under the Equality Act 2010. Employers know that when an employee suffers…
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04 Jun Can employers who train their staff still be held liable for the discriminatory acts of their employees?
Where an employee commits an act of discrimination against another employee, both the employee who committed the act of discrimination and their employer will be liable to pay compensation. However, an employer can escape liability if it can persuade an Employment Tribunal that it took…
04 Jun Working at home post 2020
Emma Grace, Solicitor, blogs about how the Pandemic may have changed flexible working requests and needs in the future. As an employment lawyer, flexible working is an area that I’ve been advising both employers and employees about for my entire career. It’s also something I…
25 May TOP TIPS FOR RECRUITMENT OF VETERINARY SURGEONS AND NURSES
Getting the recruitment of a new staff member right is really important – never more so in roles where it can be difficult to test and gauge levels of a candidate’s technical knowledge and practical competency. Veterinary practice staffing costs are one of the biggest…
20 Jan Brexit: will it make any difference to employment law?
As you will have read, recently the UK and the EU recently reached a Trade and Co-operation Agreement (trade agreement) and the terms of this agreement will have an effect on employment law – particularly the so called ‘level playing field’ provisions. Many employment laws…
07 Dec Childcare and other issues under the Tier system
Emma Grace, Employment Solicitor at BRIDGE discusses the continuing challenges of childcare and furlough during the pandemic… Childcare and furlough Schools may be open again but the impact of the closures earlier in the year and current restrictions are still being felt. Employees’ now have…
25 Nov Employment law round up for 2020: Key things you need to know from 2020 crammed into our 60 minute Webinar
For Managers, HR Managers and business owners. See details below and book your place by clicking the link here. When is it? • Free online webinar Thursday the 10th of December 2020 at 12:00 to 13:15 (with 15 minutes for questions) What is covered and…
11 Nov BRIDGE Legal Update – 11 November 2020
BRIDGE Legal Update 11 November 2020 Here’s a summary of the key points for our clients and partners covering the following key areas of change last week: – Regulations governing lockdown arrangements in England; Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) extended to March 2021; and New guidance…
02 Nov Extension to the government’s furlough scheme
On Saturday the Prime Minister announced a new national lockdown which is expected to come into effect from Thursday 5th November. It was also announced that the government’s furlough scheme will now be extended until 2nd December 2020 (at least – if lockdown is extended…
23 Oct Government announces to significant changes to the Job Support Scheme
Government announces to significant changes to the Job Support Scheme The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has announced some significant changes to the Job Support Scheme, which comes into effect from the 1st November. The changes are: The minimum number of hours an employee…