Following the passing of the Pension Schemes Act 2021 into law, further details outlining how the tougher powers for the Regulator will operate have been published. They include a consultation by the Regulator on a draft policy setting out how it will approach the investigation and prosecution of the new criminal offences (avoiding an employer debt and risking DB benefits). Separately, the Department for Work and Pensions has launched a consultation on two sets of regulations setting out proposals about how the new employer resources test and the Regulator’s information gathering powers will operate. The consultations close on 22 April and 29 April respectively.
On 03 March 2021, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Department Order No. 224, Series of 2021, or the Guidelines on Ventilation for Workplaces and Public Transport to Prevent and Control the Spread of COVID-19 (“Guidelines”).
As part of the government’s continuing efforts and in cognizance of the poorly ventilated spaces in many workplaces, the Guidelines emphasize the immediate necessity to strictly enforce proper and adequate ventilation inside the workplace as a preventive measure against the further spread of COVID-19.
Considering the obligation of employers to ensure a safe working environment by taking on reasonable precautions to protect the health and safety of their employees, and in light of the present ambiguity of our labor laws in relation to vaccination policies for employees, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Advisory No. 03, Series of 2021, or the Guidelines on the Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines in the Workplaces” (“Guidelines”) on 12 March 2021.
As COVID-19 vaccines become available, the Guidelines specifically deal with the applicable rules governing any vaccination policy, which may be implemented by employers and covered establishments in the workplace.
Despite having removed the advertising requirement from the rules when it revised Tier 2 General into the Skilled Worker category, in its revised Appendix D guidance (on keeping documents), UKVI has now included a requirement to keep records of recruitment.
On 23 March 2021, a new Decree no. 41/2021 named Sostegni (you can read the Italian version of the decree here), came into force, providing for new measures to support business activities impacted by the COVID-19 emergency.
The COVID-19 vaccination strategy now includes a scheme for vaccinations in the workplace, offered to employees on a free and strictly voluntary basis, to be administered by occupational health professionals.
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