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Article 29 mai 2020
COVID-19 Insurance Update: 29 May 2020
Our latest thinking into the insurance impacts arising from the ongoing crisis is offered against the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, having confirmed that the five tests which must be satisfied before lockdown can be adjusted have been met.
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Article 27 mai 2020
COVID–19: mental health and working at home in the UK
The mental health aspects of working at home, which can be linked to isolation without the presence of physical team members or managerial support is a key factor that should be considered by an employer on undertaking a risk assessment for home workers.
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Article 19 mai 2020
COVID–19: DSE risks for homeworkers in the UK
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses have seen a movement of millions of their workers from the office to an enforced home office environment. A key risk at this time is in the use of display screen equipment (DSE).
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News 18 mai 2020
Treat furloughed workers like returning mothers, businesses told
With only a phased return to work on the horizon, many furloughed workers are facing the prospect of being away from their workplace for at least four months, leaving businesses to tackle how to effectively reintroduce them. With little precedent to follow, partner Alison Loveday says that treating furloughed workers in a similar way to returning mothers may be the answer.
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News 6 mai 2020
Kennedys in Australia announces partner promotion in Melbourne
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News 1 mai 2020
Kennedys celebrates office anniversary by launching Sheffield healthcare practice with new partner hire
We are pleased to announce that we have hired healthcare partner, Tom Armstrong, to head up a new healthcare team based in our Sheffield office, which opened in 2010. Tom, who joins from Browne Jacobson, will lead a team in Sheffield able to defend clinical negligence claims against GPs, NHS Trusts and private healthcare providers. Tom will be working closely with our healthcare lawyers in Birmingham, Cambridge and London.
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Article 23 abr 2020
COVID-19: healthcare employers’ obligations to protect staff
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Article 3 abr 2020
HSE issues guidance on COVID-19 and RIDDOR reporting requirements
The Health and Safety Executive is issuing guidance each day aimed at businesses that are doing their best to continue operations despite the obstacles created by the Public Health England Guidance and the guidance issued in the last 48 hours includes social distancing, first aid, fit testing face masks and the regulation of chemicals.
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Article 2 abr 2020
Workplace Issues & COVID-19 in Asia Pacific
The World Organisation (WHO) has now upgraded the status of the Covid-19 outbreak from epidemic to pandemic. It is a global health threat and is causing unprecedented disruption.
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Article 2 abr 2020
Workplace Issues & COVID-19 in Asia Pacific: Australia
COVID-19 is rapidly encroaching on all facets of Australian life and business. Regrettably, known cases of COVID-19 in Australia are presently increasing. Businesses are naturally concerned about the health and safety of their workforce and ensuring ‘BAU’ as far as possible. This bulletin is intended to provide some clarity amongst the confusion for employers asking the question: what are my obligations under Australian employment law?