Employment

Court of Appeal considers the extent of the Employment Tribunal’s power to make a disclosure order against a person outside Great Britain

Sarnoff v YZ [2021] EWCA Civ 26

Northern Ireland Government confirms intention to introduce parental bereavement leave and pay entitlement akin to that already in force in Great Britain

Minister for the Economy says she is confident that Executive and Assembly will support the progression of legislation with a ‘minimum of delay’

HMRC must urgently explain why some taxpayers have had no support during Covid-19 pandemic, say MPs

New Public Accounts Committee report finds that 'quirks in the tax system' have prevented significant number of struggling tax payers from receiving support they should be entitled to

Government confirms that it has no plans to change how the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme operates in relation to working parents

'It is not for the government to decide whether a firm should put its staff on furlough', says Conservative Whip

Court of Appeal considers whether Employment Tribunal correctly refused to grant three-day time limit extension where misunderstanding about conciliation process may have contributed to delay

Adedeji v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWCA Civ 23

Employment case law round up

Northern Ireland Economy Minister announces new £20 million scheme to support company directors affected by Covid-19 pandemic

New scheme will provide one-off taxable grants of £1,000 to eligible company directors whose projected taxable income for 2020/2021 is less than £50,000

Bill introduced in Parliament to address the gaps in the government’s financial support measures introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic

Shadow Minister highlights that millions of excluded citizens that reached out for help have found that that they have been 'left by the wayside'

Government announces plans to consult on steps that should be taken so that domestic abuse survivors can better exercise their existing employment rights

Business Minister also confirms that a working group of employers, representatives of domestic abuse victims and trade unions will be created to develop practical solutions to implement support in the workplace

Seven out of ten requests for furlough from working mothers have been turned down following latest school closures

TUC calls for government action to promote rights under existing furlough rules and a new legal right for parents and carers who face disrupted childcare to access the furlough scheme

Employment case law round up

Northern Ireland Economy Minister extends closing date of Covid-19 Newly Self-Employed Support Scheme and amends scheme to allow more people to qualify

Applications for scheme - which provides one-off taxable grant of £3,500 to eligible applicants - now open until 5 February 2021

UK-EU post-Brexit trade deal poses threat to employment rights which government must work to address, says TUC

Union calls on government to give guarantees that no existing employment rights will be changed or watered down, and to be prepared to match improvements in EU employment law

Households ‘teetering on the brink of financial ruin’ as coronavirus support cliff edges loom, says Shadow Chancellor

Labour Party urges Chancellor to fix Britain's broken safety net and tackle the root causes of income insecurity

TUC reminds employers they can furlough working parents with childcare difficulties during school closures

Union body also calls on government to give self-employed working parents automatic access to the SEISS

Employment case law round up

Court of Appeal rules that an Employment Tribunal has jurisdiction to cap a costs order, by taking account of ability to pay, when order is likely to exceed £20,000

Kuwait Oil Company v Al-Tarkait [2020] EWCA Civ 1752