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Howarths welcomes Jonothan Scollen to growing employment law team

September 14, 2021 by Justine Crabtree in Howarths Law

Howarths welcomes Jonothan Scollen to growing employment law team We are delighted to announce that we have appointed employment law solicitor, Jonothan Scollen, to our growing employment law team. Jon

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Right to Work Checks: Covid-19 Adjustments Extended

September 1, 2021 by Charlotte Geesin in Client Updates

Right to Work Checks: Covid-19 Adjustments Extended Not entirely unexpectedly, the government has confirmed that the temporary adjustments made to the Right to Work checking process introduced to overcome some

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How to support the mental health of your employees after covid

September 1, 2021 by Katie in HR

How to support the mental health of your employees after covid The mental health impact of the lockdown period on employee wellbeing cannot be ignored; employers must take account of the long-term

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COVID-19 HSE spot checks continue

August 24, 2021 by Mark Worsnop in Health and Safety

COVID-19 HSE spot checks continue On the 19thJuly 2021 most coronavirus restrictions were removed in England, and the UK government social distancing guidance no longer applies, however, the HSE is

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How to try motivate your employees to improve performance

August 24, 2021 by Cath Crane in HR

How to try motivate your employees to improve performance Try typing ‘motivation’ into a search engine and you will be presented with more than a million results. Motivation matters across

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Menopause: The centre of an increasing number of Employment Tribunal Claims

August 22, 2021 by Charlotte Geesin in Employment Law

Menopause: The centre of an increasing number of Employment Tribunal claims Recent research released by The Menopause Group showed that employment tribunals concerning menopause have quadrupled since 2018. There is

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Mandatory Vaccination in Care Homes: Operational Guidance released

August 17, 2021 by Charlotte Geesin in Uncategorized

Mandatory Vaccination in Care Homes: Operational Guidance released The Department of Health and Social Care has now issued updated operational guidance in relation to mandatory vaccination in care homes. The

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Client Update: Isolation Rule Changes

August 16, 2021 by Charlotte Geesin in Client Updates

Client Update: Isolation Rule Changes From today (Monday 16 August 2021) employees who have been double vaccinated or who are aged 18 and under, will be able to continue to

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Client Update: Close Contact Isolation in Critical Sectors

August 3, 2021 by Howarths in Client Updates

Close Contact Isolation in critical sectors During one week to 16th July, in excess of 600,000 people were notified of a requirement to self-isolate due to close contact with someone

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Failure to consider Furlough makes dismissal unfair

August 1, 2021 by Howarths in Employment Law

Failure to consider Furlough makes dismissal unfair When the government introduced the furlough scheme, no specific guidance was provided about whether an employer was obliged to put employees on furlough

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Staff Spotlight: Get to know Justine!

July 28, 2021 by Justine Crabtree in Uncategorized

What’s your name / nickname? Weirdly enough, I have never really had a nickname! I did used to be tied with the same brush as Justine Littlewood from Tracy Beaker

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Long-Covid: Employers take note!

July 28, 2021 by Charlotte Geesin in Employment Law

What employers need to know about Long Covid According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), as at 2 May 2021 there were an estimated 1 million people in the

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