Articles by ‘James Sage’

We have been providing extensive advice to care providers on managing the workforce issues arising out of the Coronavirus pandemic. Here are our answers to some FAQs we have received.

On Thursday 26 March the Government released new guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). In so doing, it has created significant uncertainty as to whether health and social care providers are eligible under the Job Retention Scheme which allows businesses to designate workers as furloughed and recover 80% of their wages from the Government.

We have been providing extensive advice on managing the workforce issues arising out of the Coronavirus pandemic. Here are our answers to some FAQs we have received.

We have been providing extensive advice to care providers on managing the workforce issues arising out of the Coronavirus pandemic. Here are our answers to some FAQs we have received.

If you are notified that one of your employees has been charged with a criminal offence, one of your immediate concerns is likely to be whether their alleged conduct could seriously damage your organisation’s reputation.

The Government has confirmed today that its points-based immigration system will not include visas for so-called “low-skilled” workers, which includes staff in the health and social care sectors.

In a landmark and highly anticipated case against Mencap, the Supreme Court will this week (12 and 13 February) hear arguments over whether time spent during sleep-in shifts in the social care sector can count towards working time for the purposes of the National Minimum Wage. The Court of Appeal previously ruled that only time spent awake and working had to be counted; however, the Supreme Court will make a final determination on the issue.

Our Health & Social Care team brings you an overview of the key employment law changes in 2020. The legal developments to keep on your radar are:

When managing staff sickness absence it is essential that you consider whether the worker has a disability. Failing to do so could create significant risk of a disability discrimination claim under the Equality Act 2010.

Some of our lawyers at the Care Innovation Challenge final in London. Pictured are James Sage, Nicola Radcliffe, Mei-Ling Huang and Bharti Moore with the winners, Team Orchard (Rachel Smith, Jordan Smith and Subhaan Iqbal).

Since the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018, we have experienced a considerable rise in the number of Subject Access Requests (SAR) made to our employer clients. Requests can be burdensome, time-consuming and costly to deal with but there are some practical ways to minimise these problems.

RWK Goodman’s Health & Social Care team are delighted to invite you to our annual employment law update which will take place in Gloucester.