Coronavirus is likely to remain a data protection headache for UK businesses in the year ahead, writes SEAN MORRIS News headlines in recent weeks have highlighted how a number of large UK employers, including IKEA and Next, have changed sick pay entitlements for unvaccinated staff. But, as yet, not much attention has been given by the […]
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Covid sick pay cuts test contractual rights
SALLY-ANNE ANDERSON says employers cutting sick pay for unvaccinated staff raises many questions With the First Minister announcing that the extended Covid protection measures in Scotland were being removed, we are, hopefully, looking at what could be the start of a more normal way of life. Whilst this is extremely positive, it does not mean […]
Treat staff fairly or you may pay a high price
The case of a company boss firing his staff by Zoom has put the focus on employee rights, says KAREN HARVIE Pressures arising from the pandemic may have led many firms to make decisions they may not have made in more normal circumstances, particularly in the management of employees, and one recent case has brought […]
Banks have power to lead on climate action
Banks could do more to direct their lending towards reversing climate change, says ANDREW FRASER ‘They talk, but they don’t do,’ this is how the Queen expressed her frustration with world leaders on the eve of COP26. The same accusation could be levelled at the world’s major banks. They finance the world’s largest companies and […]
Legal tradition set aside in tech revolution
Lawyers are adopting new technology at a faster pace than ever, and AI is the next step, says CORAL WESLEY Advancements in technology have had a huge impact on the way in which a wide variety of industries now work. My sector, Legal Services, one historically considered very traditional, has almost overnight had to adapt […]