On 24 November 2021, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in the case of The Motherhood Plan and Kerry Chamberlain v Her Majesty’s Treasury and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
Read MoreThe UK government has confirmed the extension of its vaccination policy to all NHS workers. We look at what this might mean in practice.
Read MoreIn recognition of Disability Awareness Day, which took place on Sunday 12 September, we will be looking at the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on disabled employees in the UK in this week’s blog.
Read MoreIn this blog, we will discuss what legal barriers there may be to an extension of the policy to workers in any health or social care setting within the NHS.
Read MoreThis week’s question - is homeworking coming to an end? We look at the current guidance of the Scottish government and consider when employees might be expected in the office and what returning means for both employee and employer.
Read MoreThis is the second blog in our series on homeworking, inspired by our director Emma’s interview with STV.
Here, we focus on potential challenges for employers while staff are working from home and how to overcome these.
Read MoreThe recent decision by the UK government to require those working in the care sector in England to be vaccinated against Covid-19 has reignited the debate on the legality of ‘no jab, no job’ policies in other sectors
Read MoreThis is the first blog in our series on the future of homeworking, inspired by our director Emma’s interview with STV, where we look at the law on homeworking, challenges employers might face as a result, and its future in a post-covid-19 world. In this blog, we focus on employers’ legal obligations for home workers.
Read MoreCan a notice period run during furlough/flexible furlough?
Read MoreAre you a lockdown entrepreneur?
Read MoreThe Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is designed to support employers who have been severely affected by coronavirus, bringing financial relief to many businesses. In implementing furlough to take advantage of the scheme, employers are frequently raising questions about how it works in practice.
Read MoreCoronavirus: what is the job retention scheme and what does ‘furlough’ mean?
Read MoreAccording to the government, up to a fifth of the UK’s workforce may be off sick during the peak of the Coronavirus epidemic. It is therefore important to know what your employees are entitled to be paid in these circumstances.
Read MoreWith the announcement that Scottish schools will close from Friday, working parents may struggle to go to work, or indeed to work from home in the event of a general shutdown.
Read MoreErgo Law, Edinburgh based employment law specialists. We specialise in advising both on the issues which arise in the workplace on a daily basis as well as on more unusual or complex situations.
Employers need to handle redundancies with sensitivity and of course, in accordance with the law. Here, we’ve put together a few key tips to help with managing this challenging task.
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If you are an employee who has just been issued with a settlement agreement, you may have come across the term ‘ex gratia’ for the first time. In this blog post we explain the term, when employers might use it, and what employees can expect when they do.