Articles by ‘Malcolm Gregory’

As the Chancellor sets out the next stage of the economic response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, our Employment & HR experts offer a first look at the measures and what they might mean for employers and employees.

There was a wave of activity in the lead up to GDPR becoming law in the UK on 25 May 2018. Employers were frantically data mapping, reviewing their policies and preparing privacy notices. This was followed by a significant increase in data subject access requests from employees who became very aware of their data rights and began using them.

Malcolm Gregory explains what you need to know about today’s (31 July) change to statutory redundancy and notice pay.

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.