Employment Law Review
Thompsons’ Employment Law Review is recognised as an authoritative source of comment and discussion from our trade union law specialists. Available to read here, and also via a weekly email bulletin, the Employment Law Review offers considerable insight into the latest issues affecting trade unions and their members.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Issue 672: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Special Edition
Government guidance on ‘Working Safely during COVID-19’
We take a look at the five key themes set out in the UK government’s new guidance on ‘Working Safely during COVID-19’.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Issue 672: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Special Edition
Guidance for construction and other outdoor workers
Our employment rights experts summarise the guidance intended to cover those working in construction, energy and utilities, farming and agriculture, forestry, waste management and other infrastructure, railway services and street and highway services.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Issue 672: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Special Edition
Guidance for those working in other people’s homes
We outline the new returning to work guidance designed for ‘in home workers’, such as repair services, fitters, plumbers, cleaners, cooks and surveyors, as well as ‘to home services’ such as delivery drivers.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Issue 672: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Special Edition
Guidance for those working in labs and research facilities
Our employment rights team takes a look at the guidance issued for those returning to work in labs and research facilities, including engineering centres, clean rooms, prototyping centres, wet labs, wind tunnels, computer labs, simulators, material development labs and special testing rooms.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Issue 672: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Special Edition
Guidance for those working in offices and contact centres
Our team of employment rights experts outlines the new guidance for those set to return to work in offices, contact centres, operations rooms and other similar indoor environments.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Issue 672: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Special Edition
Guidance for those working in factories, plants and warehouses
We outline the new guidelines for those returning to work in industrial environments such as manufacturing and chemical plants, food and other large processing plants, warehouses, distribution centres and port operations.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Issue 672: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Special Edition
Guidance for those working in restaurants offering takeaway or delivery services
Our team looks at the guidelines for those returning to work in any food preparation or service setting where food is sold for takeaway or delivery, including mobile catering, as well as food services provided by businesses, not including food preparation or service in clinical or healthcare settings.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Issue 672: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Special Edition
Guidance for those working in shops and branches
Our employment rights experts summarise the guidelines for workers returning to non-food stores, fashion stores and other types of retail, as well those selling food, chemists and branches, including banks and other open money businesses.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Issue 672: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Special Edition
Guidance for those working in or from a vehicle
Our team looks at the new returning to work guidance for those who work in or from a vehicle, including couriers, mobile workers, lorry drivers, on-site transit and work vehicles, field forces and similar environments.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Issue 671: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Special Edition
Falling through the furlough gaps
Thompsons considers the workers who are excluded from the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and left without an income. Read more.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Issue 671: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Special Edition
Treasury publishes its Direction on self-employment scheme
We consider the provisions in the government’s Self-Employed Income Support Scheme and identify the workers who fall outside of it. Read more.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Issue 670: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Special Edition
The right to PPE
Thompsons considers workers’ legal right to PPE during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic