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Simon Forrest, Chambers & Cook
What are the staff implications if we have to close the Nursery due to Coronavirus?
This week we saw our first report of a Day Nursery closing due to an 'outbreak' of the Coronavirus. We hope this will not be a regular occurrence and we know that the Government aims that employers in the childcare sector will not close even if they operate in an area...
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How should we react when the absent employee seems to having a great time?
This week we've took several calls from employers, frustrated that they have staff who are signed off with anxiety and depression yet social media shows them looking well and having a great time. Both employers wanted to know what steps they could take to address...
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Can I prevent someone from attending work who has got back before an air corridor has closed?
This week we saw popular holiday destinations, Poland and Turkey added to the countries that have been on a air corridor list, but are now considered countries you have to quarantine for 14 days on your return to England and Scotland. The deadline set by the...
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So What Does Work From Home If You Can Mean?
Today we saw Boris Johnson advise us in England that once again, we should work from home if we can. So what does that actually mean? It may be useful for the Government to make statements such as this, but they are vague by nature and can, and do, cause employees and...
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Should I be considering short time working beyond the 1st November?
With so much talk in the media about the threat of a new national lockdown and Rishi repeating that he can't save every job, is it any wonder that employers are asking what next beyond Furlough. If you still have staff furloughed from work under the Job Retention...
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What should we do if a staff member has to go home as child needs to self isolate?
As I write this it's James' third week back in school after the lockdown. I am not sure any of us has got used to it yet. Around our way at least one high school has closed to Year 9 as a child has tested positive. How long before a child in Years R-4 tests positive...
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I’m a nice person, are my staff taking advantage of this?
I remember meeting a HR Director when I was at college (many many years ago!). She was invited to talk to us about her journey in HR and to provide us with inspiration of how if we all worked hard in our chosen path, one day this could be us. I sat there thinking, but...
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Latest nightmare on holiday and variable pay
The Working Time Regulations 1998 are 22 years old and if I am honest in need a massive overhaul. One area we employers really need clarity is the area of holiday and overtime. The regulations unhelpfully don't state how holiday pay is calculated. Nice work...
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“But I haven’t joined here to clean!”
The other week we were advising a client whose new employee had walked off and not returned citing that she hadn't expected to be ask to do any cleaning. It makes me think about what is a reasonable management instruction. When we take a job and see the line in the...
read moreIs it OK to request that employees communicate in English when performing work?
I was watching the TV detetcive show Agatha Raisin this weekend. In the episode a Farm Shop had two young men come in to the scene talking in Polish, with English subtitles immediately coming on to the screen. The Farm Shop Owner then addresses the men and says she...
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