The Home Office has extended the temporary measures on right to work checks, introduced at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, until 20 June 2021. We blogged about the re-introduction of the normal requirements, which the Home Office originally planned would take effect today, a couple of weeks ago. You can read our previous post here for further details of the re-introduction, which will now take effect on 21 June 2021.
About Laura Morrison
Laura is a managing practice development lawyer based in Dentons' Edinburgh office, supporting the People, Reward and Mobility practice across the UK. She has more than 17 years' experience as an employment lawyer. Laura's responsibilities focus on supporting our fee earners through a variety of knowledge initiatives, from internal and external training to the development of innovative methods for service delivery.
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Over the past year, face masks have become an ordinary part of life and it was only a matter of time before they became the focus of a workplace dispute. In the first such dispute to reach a tribunal, Kubilius v Kent Foods Ltd (ET/3201960/2020), an employment tribunal found that a lorry driver was dismissed fairly for his refusal to wear a face mask on a client's premises.