COVID-19 pandemic
The jumbo elephant in the 2021 room is of course, coronavirus
related workplace issues. Employers continue to face challenges
around ensuring COVID-19 safe workplaces and the rise of workplace
testing, which will be with us for some time yet, see Employment Update Series: COVID-19 workplace
testing: navigating the legal risks .
The UK vaccination programme offers the promise of the return to
workplaces later in the year for millions of workers either working
from home or on furlough. As the programme proceeds full steam
ahead, employers face difficult decisions ranging from whether to
allow paid or unpaid time off for attending vaccination