As workplaces are slowly beginning to re-open, new challenges arise for employment law and HR teams. Our Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives update this month looks at: the various measures introduced by the Department of Labour and Employment measures introduced in the Philippines, to preserve employment during the Covid-19 pandemic the conflicting views around whether the … Read more
The Government has today launched its test and trace system in England (and similar systems are in place in other regions of the UK). Guidance for employers has been published here. Key points for employers are: Individuals who have been notified that they have had contact with an infected person and instructed to stay at … Read more
This article outlines the implications of the Mineral and Energy Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 (Qld) (the Bill) on the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999 (Qld) (CMSH Act). The Bill was passed with amendment on 20 May 2020. The Bill has: Introduced an industrial manslaughter offence; Clarified the appointment requirement for statutory … Read more
Our Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives update this month looks at: the new measures in South Korea introducing paid emergency childcare leave to ease the burden on working parents; the Employment Adjustment Subsidy in Japan, intended to try and prevent employers from resorting to immediate redundancies; in Thailand, the new data protection rules and how … Read more
1) This morning the Government announced that an online Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme will be launched on 26 May for small and medium-sized employers to recover Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) payments they have made to their employees due to COVID-19-related absence. Employers with a PAYE payroll scheme that was created and started on … Read more
The UK Government has this morning updated its guidance on self-isolation for COVID-19, reflecting updated medical advice. From today: individuals will need to self-isolate immediately if they develop a new continuous cough or fever or a loss or changed sense of normal smell or taste (anosmia). The individual should stay at home for 7 days, … Read more
New workplace guidance covering 8 workplace settings has now been published by BEIS: Construction and other outdoor work Factories, plants and warehouses Home environments Labs and research facilities Offices and contact centres Restaurants offering takeaway or delivery Shops and branches Vehicles (covering couriers, mobile workers, lorry drivers, on-site transit and work vehicles, field forces and … Read more
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday evening, the Government has today published some further details of its roadmap for coming out of lockdown, OUR PLAN TO REBUILD: The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy. This makes clear that the change in emphasis highlighted by the Prime Minister is intended to apply from Wednesday 13 May. The … Read more
