ONE of the striking aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic has been a dramatic rise in the need for good employment law advice and representation.
Concerns over the fairness of proposed redundancies, harassment or discrimination at work, the need to self-isolate, problems with sick pay and accessing the furlough scheme made up a quarter of 4,500 cases at Govan Law Centre (GLC) in 2020/21.
Some two-thirds of other GLC cases in Glasgow included worries about money and unmanageable debt, social security difficulties, fear of homelessness and financial hardship.
What challenges will 2021/22 present?
Lockdown restrictions ease up today as the whole of Scotland moves to “level 0’. Physical distancing will reduce to 1 metre in all indoor public settings and outdoors. A return to office working looks set from next month.