Employee holidays abroad during COVID

04/30/21 • 10 min

With the summer months fast approaching and with the fatigue of more than a year of lockdowns weighing on us, many are hoping the second half of this year will provide ample opportunity to enjoy holidays abroad again.

Employers are advised to start thinking about how they will deal with annual leave requests and foreign travel.

With travel restrictions in place for most of 2020, many workers decided not to take annual leave, and instead carry over as much of their allowance as they could into 2021. Again this year, with the hope of foreign travel on the horizon, employees have likely been saving up annual leave to be used at a time when there is a chance to escape for sunnier climes.

Amanda Glover, Employment Solicitor at Clarkslegal answers the top questions on holidays this year for your employees.

Employers are advised to start thinking about how they will deal with annual leave requests and foreign travel.

Amanda Glover, Employment Solicitor at Clarkslegal answers the top questions on holidays this year for your employees.

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Tax implications of working from home

HMRC guidance sets out that if an employee is working from home due to COVID-19, a homeworking arrangement will exist for this period.
Employees working from home regularly therefore may be able to benefit from certain tax exemptions, although this cannot be where they are working informally. HMRC guidance has confirmed that if an employee is working from home due to COVID-19, the definition of a homeworking arrangement for tax purposes, will be met for this period.
Senior Solicitor Georgia Roberts discusses how employees working from home regularly may be able to benefit from certain tax exemptions.
For specific advice on contractual place of work, please get in touch with our employment lawyers.

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Mental Health Awareness Week: Returning to the workplace

Lockdown restrictions are set to be eased further on 17 May 2021, and many employers are beginning to welcome their employees back to the workplace. While it is understandable that employers will be focused on protecting their employees’ physical health, ensuring that its workplace is Covid-19 secure, consideration should also be given to how employers can safeguard their employees’ mental health.

Mental Health Awareness Week 2021, which runs from 10 – 16 May 2021, is a good opportunity for employers to do just that. The pandemic has had a major impact on people’s mental health, with many experiencing significant levels of anxiety, stress and isolation over the past year. Employers may therefore need to provide a greater level of support to employees than before.

Ciara Duggan, Trainee Solicitor at Clarkslegal explains that employers should also look to consider how to safeguard their employees’ mental health.