Welcome to the Wrigleys Employment Law Bulletin, August 2020.
This month has seen the first changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme come into force, with employers now being expected to contribute towards the cost of their furloughed workers. In our first article, we recap the way the furlough scheme is changing as it draws to a close, we look at the mechanics of flexible furlough and 'unfurloughing' staff, and we clarify the new rules on calculating notice pay and redundancy pay for staff who have been furloughed.
HMRC has published further details of the Job Retention Bonus of £1,000 which employers who have furloughed staff and retained them until 31 January 2021 may be able to claim. We explore how employers will qualify for the bonus.
The ECJ has recently considered the factors which will indicate that someone is a selfemployed contractor rather than a worker. We look at the detail of the ECJ's response to a UK employment tribunal's questions in B v Yodel Delivery Network Limited.
In Hill v Lloyds Bank PLC, the EAT considered whether it would have been a reasonable adjustment for the bank to promise that a disabled employee would not have to work with certain managers in future, with an agreed pay-out in circumstances where the promise was not kept.
Our question of the month for August covers the tricky and topical issue of consulting staff during the current crisis, including the logistics of redundancy consultation.
Like many organisations, Wrigleys has switched from face to face to online events and we have been delighted by the number of delegates engaging with our series of webinars on Equality and Flexibility in the Workplace. Earlier this month we were joined by barrister Robin White to discuss transgender rights and discrimination. Robin was the first practising employment and discrimination barrister to transition from male to female. If you missed this illuminating webinar, you can access the recording by registering here. Our upcoming webinars are detailed below. We hope to see you there!
We are always interested in feedback or suggestions for topics that may be of interest to you, so please do get in touch.
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