As travel chaos and escalating tensions across the Middle East leave thousands stranded, UK employers are grappling with urgent questions about relocation, safety and support. Here's what you need to know.
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Recent events in the Middle East may be presenting a range of challenges for UK employers. Airspace closures across large swathes of the region have left thousands of flights cancelled and more than 100,000 British citizens stranded, some in areas facing significant personal danger. With the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) advising against travel to a number of countries, employers face practical challenges including managing risks to stranded employees or those with family in affected areas, providing appropriate support to those distressed by events, and addressing potential workplace conflict. They must also handle the implications of travel disruption for pay, holiday and attendance. Employers also need to be aware that steps employees may take to adapt to the situation – such as working from a different jurisdiction – may have legal implications.
If you are an employer with employees based in the Middle East, or you have employees who are travelling or on holiday or due to be on holiday in the region, recent events raise some important employment law considerations that you need to be aware of and take steps to manage.
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