Employment law during the coronavirus crisis

As lockdown gradually relaxes, how do firms decide who is reasonably required to come to the office and what are the risks associated with that? Alexandra Carn outlines the legal position.

Alexandra Carn(alexandra.carn@edwincoe.com) is a partner who specialises in employment issues at law firm Edwin Coe. She has particular expertise in matters relating to financial services, acting for both PRA and FCA-regulated individuals and companies.

On 23 March 2020 the pause button was pressed on normality. All businesses have faced unprecedented challenges but for financial services firms the challenges are compounded by the overlay of the requirements of their regulators. The catalogue of regulatory developments since March 2020 is myriad. In April 2020 alone the Financial Conduct Authority issued 30 separate legal updates. This article focuses on those developments that relate to employment law issues.