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EmpLaw Newsletter May 2020

Seven things to think about when making redundancies.

#ICYMI In Case You Missed It | Review of Q1 2020

Our quarterly bulletin ICYMI (in case you missed it) cuts through the noise to bring substantive thought leadership that will make a difference to employers and employees. This round-up of the top recently published editorial and thought leadership content from Generali UK, covers a variety of ...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update as at 1 May 2020

We hope our clients, their employees, our intermediary partners, their families and communities are coping with the many challenges we all continue to face. We have received additional questions since our first updates on 19th March and 2nd April, therefore please see three new FAQ's below, in ...

A realistic guide for home working parents in a pandemic

Let’s face it, trying to separate work and home life right now is really tough. And those who tell you otherwise probably aren’t working parents! The reality needs to be shared for the sake of everyone’s mental health.

EmpLaw Newsletter April 2020

Coronavirus COVID-19 update, Employment Law Questions

COVID-19 employee communications and the five stages of grief

What best practice can we take from our wellbeing partner LifeWorks by Morneau Shepell, based in Toronto, Canada? Here, we interview Paula Allen, Senior Vice President at Morneau Shepell and part of the core Covid-19 response team in the organisation.

EmpLaw Newsletter March 2020

Coronavirus COVID-19 update, Indirect discrimination, Unfair dismissal – criminal charges, Age discrimination – Shared parental pay, National minimum wage (NMW) consultation… .. and much more

EmpLaw Newsletter February 2020

Parental bereavement leave, Indirect discrimination, Harassment – Technical Guidance, National minimum wage, Equal pay .. and much more

#ICYMI In Case You Missed It | Review of Q4 2019

Our quarterly bulletin ICYMI (in case you missed it) cuts through the noise to bring substantive thought leadership that will make a difference to employers and employees. This round-up of the top recently published editorial and thought leadership content from Generali UK, covers a variety of ...

Embedded EAPs are not the poor relation, says Generali UK Employee Benefits

Generali UK Employee Benefits today announces an expansion of its core EAP support services, brought to clients by Global Total Wellbeing Provider LifeWorks, in a move that it says will challenge the traditional long-held view by some in the industry that EAPs embedded within other products - ...

Judge rules ethical veganism is a “philosophical belief”: What employers need to know

A landmark tribunal case has this month determined that veganism is protected under the Equality Act 2010, adding it to a list of nine protected characteristics, which include religion or belief, age, disability, race and sex. Employers will now have to respect ethical veganism and make sure ...

EmpLaw Newsletter January 2020

Race discrimination, New ACAS guidance on Unfair dismissal, Worker status, Philosophical belief discrimination, Sex discrimination, Whistleblowing .. and much more