Legal News (Employment Law)

Email, text, WhatsApp, Zoom, Skype, Teams or an old-fashioned call, the list goes on. There are many ways in which employers and employees now connect with each other, more so since March 2020 and the disruptive force of the Covid-19 pandemic.

If it looks like a worker, walks like a worker, and talks like a worker, then it probably is a worker (in the UK anyway!)

With the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine across the country, it is important for employers to consider their role in the process and the potential impact for their workforce. Here are the answers to some of the questions which might arise in the coming months.

With the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine across the country, it is important for employers to consider their role in the process and the potential impact for their workforce.

The concept of Parent’s Leave was introduced in The Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019. Before the Act was introduced parents had to rely on Parental Leave as the basis for taking time off to look after young children after the paternity/maternity/adoptive leave period expired.

As 2020 draws to a close, I would like to thank you on behalf of all at Hayes solicitors for your continued support throughout the year.