Issue 693

Labour market enforcement

In its response to the second annual Labour Market Enforcement Strategy, published in July 2019, the government has finally set out the steps it intends to take in relation to three main areas of work (...).

Extension of the Job Support Scheme

In anticipation of further restrictions, the chancellor has announced an expansion of the Job Support Scheme which replaces the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme when it ends on 31 October 2020 (...).

Rare case

It is only in very rare cases that an employee can be fairly dismissed if the employer fails to follow a disciplinary procedure. In Gallacher v Abellio Scotrail Ltd, however, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that it was open to the tribunal to find that a dismissal was fair, although the employer did not notify the employee in advance that she was at risk of dismissal and failed to allow her to appeal (...).