Employment

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Job support schemes and litigation

Bianca Venkata considers the potential for litigation arising out of job support schemes

Employment discrimination claimants face more than a year's wait

Employment discrimination claimants face waiting until at least December 2021 for their hearings because of a lack of resources

Marian Bloodworth is elected chair of ELA

The Employment Lawyers Association has elected Kemp Little partner as chair

Employing precautions

Bianca Venkata considers the impact of the pandemic on employment firms

Avalanche of employment claims expected

The employment tribunal backlog must be cleared before the anticipated avalanche of post-covid claims, the Law Society warned

Passing the buck

Alec Samuels considers employers' liability for the negligence or wrongdoing of employees and independent contractors

A case of dissent

A dissenting opinion at the SDT poses questions for Susanna Heley

Metoo – trumped by ethics?

Does the SRA treat sexual misconduct cases seriously enough? Jeremy Phillips QC and Esther Drabkin-Reiter consider this following the Beckwith decision