Pandemic (legal) cases set to rise

摘要

1.The courts are beginning to hear employment cases related to the COVID-19 pandemic 2.Issues likely to be seen by employment tribunals will include the employer's duty to protect employees against infection, an individual's right to refuse to work in a dangerous workplace, discriminatory treatment of those at increased risk of the disease, and the right of an employer to insist on COVID-19 testing or vaccination 3.In Kubilius v Kent Foods Ltd, an employee was fairly dismissed after refusing to wear a facemask on a customer's premises 4.In the Republic of Ireland case of Operations Coordinator v A Facilities Management Service Provider, an employee was constructively dismissed when she resigned because the employer failed to provide a safe place of work to protect her from COVID-19.