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Can employers ask employees if they have had a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination?
An employer that intends to ask employees if they have been vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19) must be clear about its reasons for doing so. To comply with its data protection obligations, it must ensure that it has a legal basis for processing such information...
New jobseeker research reveals the biggest mistakes that stop candidates applying for roles.
Out of date websites, long and overcomplicated application processes and job descriptions littered with spelling mistakes are among the biggest recruitment faux pas that are turning jobseekers away when applying for a new role, according to latest research. A survey...
Employers urged to help European staff apply for settled status before deadline
Employers are being urged to help European staff with outstanding applications for settled status. EU nationals have until 30 June to apply for settled status as those without settled or pre-settled status will be unable to work, open a bank account, access healthcare...
The pros and cons of flexible working
Hybrid working is almost certainly going to play a big part in many people’s working life once offices fully re-open again. A lot of people will be reluctant to return to an office-based work life, having grown accustomed to working from home, and many enjoying the...
Could asking your employees about their vaccinations be breaking the law?
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FACTORS THAT EMPLOYERS NEED TO BALANCE WHEN CONSIDERING WHETHER THEY CAN ASK EMPLOYEES ABOUT THEIR VACCINE STATUS. From a data protection perspective, employers cannot as a matter of course ask employees if they have been vaccinated. The...
TOP TIPS FOR A STRESS-FREE RETURN TO THE OFFICE
With Boris Johnson signalling that work-from-home guidance is set to be scrapped from June 21st and business leaders calling for firm return to work plans to share with their employees, many people may be feeling stressed about the prospect of the commute, their...
Age bias rises: Age discrimination complaints up 74 per cent in a year
Research from Rest Less, the digital community for the over 50s has found the number of age discrimination complaints to employment tribunals has increased by 74 per cent in the last year. Rest Less analysed Tribunal Statistics data from the Ministry of Justice and...
What HR needs to know about Brexit right to work checks from 1 July
Brexit has changed a lot in the world of work. Companies exporting goods to the EU need to meet Rules of Origin requirements, to avoid costly tariffs. But for HR professionals, the most significant change is to the process of conducting right to work checks for...
Amendments tabled to curb umbrella companies
Two amendments have been tabled to chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Finance Bill currently passing through parliament to ‘curb or kill’ umbrella companies. David Davis MP, supported by Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP and Andrew Rosindell MP, have submitted the law changes in...
Staff Shortages – Rapid UK hiring growth hampered by staff shortage says Adzuna
Tens of thousands of restaurant, hotel, event and leisure jobs are available as England moves to the next step on the roadmap out of lockdown. However, jobseeker shortages are making these jobs hard to fill, according to new research from global job search...
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