Research Briefing
This Commons Library Briefing Paper discusses the rights of workers who are required to self-isolate after travelling abroad (quarantine). It provides an overview of the quarantine rules and discusses how this could impact on issues such as pay and disciplinary action against workers who are required to quarantine.
Research Briefing
This Commons Library Briefing Paper discusses business closure and re-opening across the UK. It considered which businesses were required to close under the four lockdown regulations and how each of the four nations are lifting these regulations. As well as looking at which businesses can re-open it outlines the steps that they must take to do so safely.
Insight
From 1 August the Government will be relaxing the guidance on working from home in England. This Insight explores what this new announcement means for employers and for employees.
Insight
This Insight discusses exploitation in UK garment factories, how workers’ rights are enforced, and the calls to make companies responsible for rights violations in their supply chains.
Debate Pack
An Estimates Day debate on 'HMRC spending on job retention scheme and support for the self- employed' has been scheduled for 7 July 2020.
Research Briefing
This Commons Library briefing paper outlines the measures introduced by the Government, and other authorities, to support household finances during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
Research Briefing
The so-called level playing field - rules on competition, state aid, taxation, labour and environmental standards, and climate change - are one of the main causes of disagreement between the UK and EU in the negotiations on their future partnership. This paper explains the commitments that both parties are proposing in these areas in order to come to a deal.
Research Briefing
The tables in this paper provide a summary of the UK and EU positions in the future relationship negotiations, based on their proposed draft treaty texts and other publicly available statements
Insight
This Insight looks at the history of the Equal Pay Act, how the law works today and how it might be reformed in the future.
Insight
The Prime Minister has announced modifications to the Government’s approach to the lockdown. Workers in England are now “encouraged” to go to work. This Insight will outline what the existing rules are on attending a workplace are and what rights workers have as it relates to health and safety.
Insight
This Insight looks at what protections employees have from redundancy during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Research Briefing
This briefing describes the options available to employees when owed money by an insolvent employer or one who refuses to pay statutory redundancy pay.
Research Briefing
This Commons Library briefing paper provides information the provisions relating to statutory sick pay and National Insurance Contributions in the Coronavirus Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 19 March 2020 (Bill 122).
Research Briefing
This Commons Library briefing paper provides information on the key health and social care measures in the Coronavirus Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 19 March 2020 (Bill 122).
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