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There were 835,000 job vacancies recorded by the Office of National Statistics between May and July 2021 and, this is good news as it shows the economy is recovering from the pandemic. However, organisations must review their recruitment procedures to ensure they are compliant with anti-discrimination laws.

Following positive feedback about the ability to conduct right to work checks remotely, the end date for the adjusted checks has been extended to 5 April 2022.

The latest round in a bitterly fought contest in California over employment status, could set the tone for the gig economy and beyond. 

Employees with two year’s continuous service have the right not to be unfairly dismissed (and no length of services is required in cases of ‘automatically unfair’ dismissals). But can a dismissal be deemed fair without an appeal hearing? 

Sexual harassment in the workplace has been against the law for decades, but the UK Government has confirmed it will take steps to introduce a new legal duty in this area ’when parliamentary time allows’. 

The furlough scheme has entered its final two months. The scheme has cost an estimated £64 billion and supported around 11.6 million jobs since its inception on 20 March 2020. At its peak in January of this year, it is estimated that some 5.1 million workers were on the furlough scheme.  

Many organisations have been struggling with a GDPR grey area since the Schrems II litigation.

Employees are now gradually returning to the office, following months of being ordered to work from home. In doing so, a debate has started over whether those who remain at home should be paid the same as their commuting colleagues.

Online grocer Ocado have announced that they will be allowing staff to work remotely from any overseas location of choice for one month each year. This bid comes as employers start to re-think their ways of working and how these may change post pandemic.

Following the end of the EU Settlement Scheme on 30^th June 2021, the UK government has announced an upcoming change to the rules on entry for EU, EEA, and Swiss nationals.