Mar 20, 2020 | Victoria’s Blog
What options are available to working parents during this period? Work from home; and/or Emergency family leave. Can an employer refuse to allow an employee to work from home if they will also be looking after children who have been sent home from school or nursery?...
Mar 20, 2020 | Victoria’s Blog
What is short-time working and layoff? Both are mechanisms for companies try to find alternative ways to reduce costs in the current climate of uncertainty without permanently losing skilled staff through redundancy. Laying off is where employees are retained for a...
Sep 6, 2019 | Employment Law, Victoria’s Blog
Many families find it difficult to balance work and childcare at the start of the new school year as parents often need extra time off work to help children who are starting school for the first time to settle into their new environment. As schools may operate...
Jan 14, 2019 | Victoria’s Blog
Following our recent general overview of the upcoming legislation changes proposed under The Good Work Plan published on 17th December 2018, this mini blog explains the government’s strategy to provide fair and decent work and how it intends to implement that. To...
Dec 12, 2018 | Victoria’s Blog
This week the Manchester Employment Tribunal will consider the employment status of Jess Varnish, the former British track sprinter. Varnish is attempting to prove that prior to her dismissal in 2016 she was effectively “employed” by British Cycling, rather than...
