Supporting employee mental health in the workplace

Supporting employee mental health in the workplace One year on since the implementation of the first national lockdown, living in a third lockdown and with reports of a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe, we are all feeling the strain. Unsurprisingly,...

Does my employee have the right to a redundancy appeal?

Does my employee have the right to a redundancy appeal? In our June Advice on redundancies view here, we highlighted the need to follow a fair consultation process with your affected employee(s) and included the ACAS recommendation to offer the right of appeal against...

The flexible furlough scheme

The flexible furlough scheme As an employer, may I put an employee on “flexible furlough” through the Government’s updated scheme and how does this work? The first thing to know is that it’s now too late to put somebody on furlough for the first time.  The closing...

Redundancy: Using an interview process for selection

Redundancy: Using an interview process for selection As an employer, may you reasonably use a competitive interview process when considering potentially redundant employees for alternative employment? In the case of Gwynedd Council v Barrett, the Employment Appeal...