Articles by ‘Malcolm Gregory’

While care must be taken when using sickness as a redundancy selection criterion, press reports suggesting that this is unlawful are overstated.

Join RWK Goodman’s London Employment & HR team to discuss the important decisions to be made as businesses look at negotiating their way through the next phase of the Covid-19 pandemic.

John Nevin from our Employment team explains what has changed with the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and gives some practical guidance for employers to consider.

The furlough scheme has been extended until the end of October but, in its current form, will end on 30 June, after which no new employees will be accepted.

Our Employment & HR team brings you the salient points from this week’s key Government updates: guidance on working safely during the coronavirus pandemic and the much-anticipated extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will update the country on Sunday about his plans to ease some of the current lockdown measures. But what do we know so far about the Government’s intentions to get employees back to work?

From Monday 20 April 2020, employers who have furloughed staff in anticipation of being able to reclaim their wages from government funds will be able to start making applications under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. In this blog, we’ve summarised the key practical points for employers.

The UK Government this evening (Friday 20 March) announced an unprecedented package of measures designed to protect jobs through the coronavirus crisis – strongly encouraging employers to think long and hard before making redundancies for this reason.

As the UK’s national synchrotron science facility at the forefront of world-changing scientific knowledge, our client Diamond Light Source is ensuring that it is doing everything possible to support researchers in their efforts to discover more about COVID-19.

The impact of the latest High Court decision, Discovery (Northampton) Limited and others v Debenhams Retail Limited [2019] EWHC 2441 (Ch)

Have you ever become aware that an employee has done something inappropriate on social media? Maybe they posted something which they ought to have thought twice about, or maybe you have discovered an entirely inappropriate online conversation? Determining when it is possible to discipline an employee for their use of social media can be a tricky area.

For decades the high street has been at the heart of our way of life. But in recent years it has been struggling as shopping habits change. Government recognises the importance of our high streets and that is why it has introduced the £1bn Future High Streets Fund.