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Top 2019 Employment Topics in United Kingdom

Global People Strategist

Through the history of the modern workplace, women or mothers have usually been the only ones to both receive and take advantage of parental leave pay from their employers. This means that if a woman’s job is terminated, she would be eligible for alternative work by her employer, especially if such a position exists.

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Long Covid and returning to work: what employers need to know

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While the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has clarified that long Covid isn’t formally recognised as a disability by law, the effects and symptoms caused by the ongoing condition could be considered as a disability if they impair a person’s ability to perform day-to-day tasks. Data from January 2022 estimates that around 1.3

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How the Courts Define Discrimination

Insperity

But employment law is ever-evolving, with courts weighing in on social media, weight, flirtation and vegetarianism. Employers still have reasonable rights. Here are some examples of what employers can expect. An employer can’t require a worker to speak only English on his own time, such as during lunch breaks, for example.

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HR’s 2018 year in review part one

cipHR

We look at the employment law rulings and legislatory changes that have been affecting UK HR teams over the past 12 months. Employment tribunals and dispute over ‘worker’ status. Following the abolition of tribunal fees in 2017, there has been a surge in cases making their way through employment tribunals.