COVID-19: Employment

These COVID-19 briefings are intended to highlight practical sector-specific considerations and insights, to inform and guide you in these ever changing circumstances. As the situation develops, and as we learn collectively, we will update existing, and post new briefings.

If we can be of assistance, or if you have any specific queries on legal issues around COVID-19, please do get in touch.

Recent COVID-19 Insights from the Employment Group

21 June 2021 COVID-19 Employer Alert: Vaccinations and the Return to the Workplace

08 June 2021 COVID-19: Employer Alert – Government announces extension of supports for businesses

14 April 2021 COVID-19 Practical Considerations: Dismissal for refusal to wear a face mask upheld by UK Employment Tribunal

24 February 2021 COVID-19: Employer Alert – The Path Ahead

15 February 2021 Treating Employees in Receipt of COVID-19 Enhanced Illness Benefit Differently to Those Absent for Other Illnesses – is it discriminatory?

27 January 2021 COVID-19 vaccination: the employer’s perspective

14 January 2021 COVID-19: Level 5 – Key Issues for Retailers

12 January 2021 Mandatory COVID-19 testing in the workplace

03 December 2020 COVID-19 Practical Considerations: Handling Employee Requests to Work Remotely Abroad

26 November 2020 Further Suspension of Redundancy Provisions and PUP Deadline for New Applicants Extended

25 November 2020 COVID-19 Practical Considerations: Newly Published Work Safely Protocol

30 October 2020 COVID-19: Level 5 – Key Issues for Retailers

21 October 2020 COVID-19 Practical Considerations: Employer Alert – October Update

21 September 2020 COVID-19: Back to Reality – Return to Work Risks

16 September 2020 COVID-19: Employer Alert – Ireland’s Plan for Living with COVID-19

08 September 2020 COVID-19: Employer Alert – Revenue’s Updated EWSS Guidance At A Glance

31 August 2020 COVID-19: Employer Alert – Proprietary Directors Get Clarification under the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme

20 August 2020 COVID-19 Practical Considerations: State Funding and Fee-Paying Schools

20 August 2020 COVID-19: Employer Alert – Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme

29 July 2020 COVID-19: Payment of employees during COVID-19, implications of foreign travel and requesting travel information

24 July 2020 COVID-19: Employer Alert – Key July Updates

10 June 2020 COVID-19 Employer Alert: Entering Phase 2 and Extension of Government Employment Supports

09 June 2020 COVID-19 Practical Considerations: Employment FAQ

04 June 2020 COVID-19: Employer Alert

03 June 2020 COVID-19: Employer Alert – 29 May Announcements

21 May 2020 COVID-19: Employer Alert Health and Safety Authority Templates and Checklists

11 May 2020 COVID-19: Return to Work Safely Protocol Ireland: Re-Opening, But Not as We Know It?

05 May 2020 COVID-19: Employer Alert

22 April 2020 COVID-19: Employer Alert

21 May 2020 COVID-19: Practical Considerations: Updated Employment FAQ

27 March 2020 COVID-19 Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme

Northern Ireland Employment Group Insights

23 March 2020 COVID-19: Practical Considerations: Furlough Leave in Northern Ireland

19 March 2020 COVID-19: Practical Considerations: FAQ for employers in Northern Ireland