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Following a number of queries received on the government’s proposal to introduce rapid mass COVID-19 testing in workplaces, Nils O’Donoghue discusses the basic steps you will need to take to ensure data protection compliance if you are planning on testing your employees here
Join Us – Webinars
We are pleased to announce a programme of webinars taking place over the first half of 2021.
Wednesday 10 March at 11am – Flexible working and working from home: is this the new normal?
In a joint event hosted by Chadwick Lawrence , TSG and the FD Centre looking at flexible working and how technology can support this.
- Chadwick Lawrence will be presenting on the legal background to flexible working, including working from home. Many employers and employees must adapt quickly as a result of the global pandemic, which involved adapting to home working very quickly.
- Chadwick Lawrence will also look at the rights of employees, and how you as an employer can still maintain a productive workforce despite working from home.
- TSG will also explore how you can make the most of technology to make working from home just as easy as being in the office. They will also suggest additional programmes that you as an employer could make use of within your business to promote the future of home working’.
- The FD Centre will share their experience of going on line and working remotely during the pandemic. Illustrating how their clients were able to continue business as usual and, in some cases, even thrive with the assistance of a Part Time Finance Director, working remotely, ensuring that systems and processes were put in place to enable the Finance Function to work efficiently and effectively.
To book your place on this webinar please email Employmenthub@chadlaw.co.uk. You will then receive the link to the webinar once you have signed up.
Full details of all our upcoming webinars can be found on our website at www.chadwicklawrence.co.uk/seminars/business-services-seminars/
In the News
There have been lots of relevant employment law/HR updates this week.
| Free Workplace COVID-19 Testing The government guidance on Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19) was updated on 10 February 2021 to confirm that workplace testing shall reduce the employee headcount eligibility from 250 down to just 50 employees. Anyone with coronavirus symptoms can get a free NHS test. However, you can now order rapid lateral flow tests to test employees with no coronavirus symptoms. You can register to order tests if:
For more details or to place an order please see the government website https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/updates |
| House of Commons passes Maternity Leave Bill The House of Commons passed The Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Bill 2019-21, which also had its first reading in the House of Lords. This bill, if passed into law, would allow for ministers to take a 6-month period of maternity leave on full pay as currently, ministers would have to either resign or hold a junior position in order to qualify for maternity leave unless specifically granted this leave by the Prime Minister. The Bill does not include any provisions to include the general public in its scope therefore no changes are currently anticipated to workers’ rights. https://services.parliament.uk/Bills/2019-21/ministerialandothermaternityallowances.html |
| CJRS Scheme Claims to be Published from February 2021 HMRC confirmed they will start publishing details of employers’ Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) claims from February 2021. The published information, relating to claim periods starting on or after 1 December 2020, will include the employer name, an indication of the value of the claim within a banded range and the company number. Furloughed employees will also be able to see details of claims made for them after 1 December 2020 in their personal tax account. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme |
| Your European Trade Marks After Brexit If you hold an existing EU trade mark, your trade mark will continue to apply in mainland Europe as before. However, there are potentially issues relating to use of the trade mark in Europe when it comes to potential actions for infringement of your mark or to revocation for non-use and you should seek specific advice on your position. For further information please visit https://www.chadwicklawrence.co.uk/news/european-trade-marks-brexit/ |
| Employment Status – UK Supreme Court Rules that Uber Drivers are Classed as ‘Workers’ The Supreme Court ruled on 19 February 2021 that Uber must classify its drivers as workers which means they shall be entitled to minimum wage and holiday pay. https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2019-0029.html |
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