A shake up to the immigration rules which will have a fundamental impact on the way in which UK employers use the Skilled Worker visa to recruit non-UK nationals into skilled roles is coming.
Recruiting staff from overseas can be an effective strategy for UK care homes to address staffing shortages and bring in diverse skill sets and perspectives.
The Supreme Court has now handed down judgment in Maguire which looked at the engagement of Article 2 in relation to those who lack mental capacity and rely on others for care and treatment.
After a weekend of speculation, on Monday the Government confirmed that its policy on making vaccination as a condition of deployment (VCOD) for healthcare workers to be permitted to undertake CQC regulated activities (or those who support such activities and have patient contact), was going to be reviewed and is now subject to further consultation.
Caroline Shafar, partner and specialist in healthcare employment law, addresses some FAQs in this video explainer on the guidance for Vaccination as a Condition of Deployment.
Dismissal for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is fair says the Employment Tribunal in the case of Allette v Scarsdale Grange Nursing Home Limited.
Employment experts Gillian Chinhengo and Gillian Burns provide an update on mandatory vaccines in the workplace.
