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COVID-19 Restrictions: Government Support for Closed Businesses; Disciplinary Issues & Remote Working
Published on: 06/11/2020
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Discipline Covid-19
Article Authors The main content of this article was provided by the following authors.
Seamus McGranaghan Director – Commercial, Education, Employment & Licensing, O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors
Seamus McGranaghan Director – Commercial, Education, Employment & Licensing, O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors
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Seamus McGranaghan qualified as a Solicitor in O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors in 2003 and is an experienced Commercial Lawyer dealing with employment, commercial and education cases.

He has experience in the Industrial Tribunal representing both Claimants and Respondents and has provided seminars in relation to particular areas of employment law. Seamus is the only member of the Education and Law Association in Northern Ireland. He specialises in advising schools and colleges on policy matters, employment issues and student welfare. He is also responsible for the Education Law Quarterly Review.

In addition to having contributed at Legal Island’s Education Updates since 2010, Seamus in association with Legal Island provides a live “Employment Law @ 11” webinar on the first Friday of each month, dealing with all aspects of Employment law affecting Northern Irish employers.

In this month’s webinar recording Seamus McGranaghan and Scott Alexander discuss all manner of employment law issues, including Government support for businesses closed under Covid-19 restrictions, remote working and disciplinary issues arising from breaches of Covid-19 restrictions.

Poll Questions asked in this webinar include:

  • Has the extension of the furlough scheme enabled you to reduce redundancy?
  • Have you incorporated any COVID-19 rule breaches into your health and safety or disciplinary procedures?

Questions asked in this webinar include:

  • What's the updated position in relation to the furlough scheme and in particular, are new agreements required?
  • I have a member of staff on long-term sick leave, can I furlough them?
  • Can a notice be issued during the extended furlough scheme? Can people

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Disclaimer The information in this article is provided as part of Legal Island's Employment Law Hub. We regret we are not able to respond to requests for specific legal or HR queries and recommend that professional advice is obtained before relying on information supplied anywhere within this article. This article is correct at 06/11/2020
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