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• Job Support Scheme – Update 22 October 2020

  • PostedOctober 22, 2020

  Further to the Job Support Scheme (JSS) being announced on 24 September 2020, we are pleased to confirm that it has been announced today (22 October 2020) that the Government...

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• Job Support Scheme Extended

  • PostedOctober 13, 2020

  Please read our updated article with further information here – https://www.ashtonslegal.co.uk/insights/business-news/job-support-scheme-update/ The Job Support Scheme (JSS) has been extended. Last month the government announced how under the JSS employers will...

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• Job Retention Bonus – Details Announced

  • PostedOctober 6, 2020

  The Chancellor has set out details of the Job Retention Bonus to be paid out to employers next year. It is for employers who have furloughed workers and retained them...

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• A Return to Homeworking

  • PostedSeptember 24, 2020

  After several weeks of the government campaigning for people to return to the office in hope to boost economic recovery, the Prime Minister is now urging those who can work...

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• Reward and possible discrimination during COVID-19

  • PostedJuly 3, 2020

  Avoid discrimination when making decisions in response to COVID-19 Despite the extraordinary nature of this situation, employers are still under legal obligations to ensure the decisions made in response to...

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• Companies need to get it right to protect against competition

  • PostedJune 26, 2020

  Companies looking to protect their business by relying on non-compete clauses for key employees should check that any post-termination restrictions are reasonable. When an employee leaves and there is a...

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• Survey suggests 86% of businesses will be more prepared to allow home working post COVID-19

  • PostedMay 18, 2020

  A straw poll conducted by Ashtons Legal suggests that only 13% of businesses have seen their revenue unaffected by the pandemic. 43% think it will take them between seven and...

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• Webinar – Returning to work in a COVID-19 era: a Q&A

  • PostedMay 7, 2020

  As the UK has passed the peak of infections, employers around the country are asking, how do we return our staff to work? COVID-19 has required all businesses in every...

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• Twitter Poll – Will your business allow homeworking once the lockdown is lifted?

  • PostedApril 21, 2020

  Please complete our Twitter poll about homeworking following the relaxation of the COVID-19 lockdown. Will your business be more prepared to allow homeworking once the lockdown is lifted? #remoteworking #coronavirus...

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• A closer look at the Good Work Plan

  • PostedFebruary 14, 2020

  There are a number of changes due to come into force with effect from 6 April 2020 following Theresa May’s Government’s Good Work Plan, issued in December 2018 following the...

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• A reminder for employers to take care with long term disability benefit offerings

  • PostedApril 26, 2019

  It is a relatively common practice for employers to offer some form of long term disability benefit to their employees, usually covered by an insurance policy. However, recent developments have...

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• BBC analysis suggests that Gender Pay Gap is growing

  • PostedFebruary 20, 2019

  The BBC has completed analysis on the private companies that have published their latest gender pay gap figures and notes that 4 in 10 companies are reporting wider gaps than...

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