Business News
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The changes to the CJRS mean that in order to furlough staff from 1 July, they will have had to have been furloughed for a minimum three week period at...
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As we gradually and cautiously start to ‘unlock’ there have been some developments since our last update, a summary of which we provide here. COVID-19: Quaranting on arrival in England...
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If you now arrive in England from outside the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands (the “Common Travel Area”) from Monday 8...
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As we gradually emerge from lockdown and businesses try to reopen, commercial property must adapt. All business premises will need to change in some way, to allow for long-term social...
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There are many reasons why a business would seek to vary the terms of someone’s contract of employment. Perhaps a business is relocating and so the place of work clause...
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With Rishi Sunak’s announcement that the Coronavirus Job Retention or ‘Furlough’ scheme is to be phased out, employers who have been using this will be thinking about their next steps....
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With the lockdown easing slightly and more people encouraged to return to work, you need to be ensuring you are providing a COVID secure workplace. The Government has issued guidance...
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On 12 May, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention, or “furlough” Scheme was to be extended, providing additional support for wages until October. In that announcement,...
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Changes in the emergency regulations have rapidly been introduced following last week’s indication of some impending relaxations and were published only hours before they came into force at midnight last...
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On Friday 20 March 2020, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced significant support for businesses in the UK to deal with the effects of COVID-19. The most significant from an employment...
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HMRC updated their guidance for employees’ and have provided much-needed clarity on how to deal with annual leave periods whilst someone is on furlough leave. We know that holiday entitlement...
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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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