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The after effects of Covid-19, is long covid and many people are affected. The symptom list seems endless, this is what the NHS are deeming the most common symptoms of long COVID are: extreme tiredness (fatigue) feeling short of breath loss of smell muscle aches...

I bumped into someone the other day who told me that they had been offered a new job. They were very surprised that they had been successful, because they were 61 and they thought their age was against them. The UK continues to find it difficult to recruit skilled...

The claimant had attended a meeting with his manager in September 2020 to discuss his possible retirement at the end of the year and the financial package that he might then receive. During this discussion it was acknowledged that he had accrued a considerable amount...

In a recent case the claimant said “I’m done” and walked out of the building. She later submitted a sick note. Her employer treated her statement as a resignation. She brought a claim of unfair dismissal. The tribunal held that she had not resigned and found in her...

This new act, will allow for the extension of existing redundancy protections while on maternity, adoption or shared parental leave to also cover pregnancy and a period of time after a new parent has returned to work. By extending protection after a protected period...

This new piece of legislation will be implemented in due course- watch this space for a date. What does this mean? This will allow eligible employed parents whose new-born baby is admitted to neonatal care to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave in addition to...

The Carer's Leave Act 2023 The Act will introduce a new and flexible entitlement of one week's unpaid leave per year for employees who are providing or arranging care and will be available to eligible employees from the first day of their employment. They will be able...

The definition of disability in the Equality Act 2010 states that the physical or mental impairment suffered by the individual must have a substantial and long-term adverse effect on the individual's ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. An effect will be...

The Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 is expected to be brought into force in May 2024; the date will be confirmed later in the year. Under the Act employers will be required to fairly allocate tips over which they exercise control or significant influence, and pay them to...