Employment news and case law

21 December, 2020 Open access

Almost three million people may have been excluded from the CJRS and SEISS, yet the government failed to evaluate the schemes or make any substantial changes before extending them

Select Committee also highlights that HMRC does not know the actual level of fraud and error in the schemes and has prioritised speed over transparency and ensuring value for money

21 December, 2020 Open access

Number of ‘employments’ furloughed stood at 2.4 million at 31 October 2020, a reduction of 73 per cent since the peak in May 2020

New HMRC statistics also show that, at 13 December 2020, a total of 1.7 million claims had been made for the third tranche of the SEISS

21 December, 2020

Employment case law round up

18 December, 2020 Open access

Insecure workers are three times more likely to have been made to work while ill during COVID-19

In light of new research findings, Citizens Advice says that government must fast-track its plans to create a one-stop shop for employment rights

17 December, 2020 Open access

Government announces extension of Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to the end of April 2021

Eligibility criteria for UK-wide scheme will remain the same as now and employers will continue to be paid 80 per cent of workers' salaries for hours not worked

17 December, 2020

DWP enters legally binding agreement with EHRC committing to improve equality and diversity in the workplace

Action taken on recommendation of Employment Tribunal which found DWP employee experienced direct discrimination on the basis of age and race, racial harassment and victimisation

16 December, 2020 Open access

Senior President of Tribunals provides Justice Committee with update on performance of Employment Tribunals during coronavirus pandemic

Letter to Committee Chair warns that, despite 'innovative and robust' recovery measures, waiting times for hearings will continue to lengthen 'until more resources are available'

16 December, 2020

High Court considers application to lift suspension from work pending investigation of conflict of interest caused by employee’s trade union-related activities

Avsar v Wilson James Ltd [2020] EWHC 3412 (QB)

14 December, 2020 Open access

Chancellor needs to ‘get ahead of the curve’ and shift focus away from COVID-19 wage subsidies and towards creating job opportunities

Urgent strategy is needed to prevent a spike in unemployment and save the prospects of a generation of young people, says Lords Committee

14 December, 2020

DWP announces further details of its new Restart scheme for long-term unemployed universal credit claimants

New scheme will provide up to 12 months enhanced work search support to claimants who have been out of work for at least 12 months

14 December, 2020

Employment case law round up

11 December, 2020 Open access

Employment Tribunal claims in three months to September 2020 at highest level since 2013/2014

Ministry of Justice attributes increase in single claims, alongside highest ever outstanding caseload, to impact of COVID-19 on economy and 'unique challenges' on court resources

7 December, 2020

Employment case law round up

4 December, 2020

Government consults on measures designed to allow workers greater freedom to find new or additional work

Reforms are 'another step on our path to making sure the UK is the best place in the world to work', says Business Secretary

3 December, 2020 Open access

Northern Ireland Economy Minister announces new COVID-19 support scheme for the newly self-employed

New scheme to provide one-off taxable grant of £3,500 to eligible applicants who started trading as self-employed between 6 April 2019 and 5 April 2020

1 December, 2020

Government confirms it has no plans to extend statutory paid bereavement leave to all employees who lose a close family member or partner

Business Minister says costs of extending entitlement and additional burdens on business 'cannot be ignored'

30 November, 2020

Court of Appeal considers whether failure by Employment Tribunal to set out relevant law for its decision gave rise to an error of law

Simpson v Cantor Fitzgerald Europe [2020] EWCA Civ 1601

30 November, 2020

Employment case law round up

26 November, 2020 Open access

Amendments to regulations setting out how a week’s pay is to be calculated for purposes of calculating statutory payments for furloughed workers in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule makes amendments in consequence of Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme being extended to 31 March 2021

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