Reviewing Workplace Legalities As Second Lockdown Begins

Meredith Hurst, partner in the employment law department, reviews workplace legalities in his guest feature for WealthBriefing, a leading information source for the global wealth management sector. He updates businesses on the Job Support Scheme while lamenting that requests for advice about collective redundancy are still on the rise.

It is not all doom and gloom though. “Those businesses fortunate enough to continue to function”, Meredith explains, “have seen a massive shift in working practices.” Here he talks about, for example, the dividends that affording staff flexibility can bring.

Meredith finishes by discussing risks of returning to the physical workplace. He explains why these environments are “a ripe breeding ground for conflict” and how to avoid disputes and disagreements. Read full article here.