UK Government
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The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy announced yesterday, 30 July 2020, that the government will be bringing in a new law to ensure furloughed employees receive statutory redundancy...
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Clearly the holiday season is going to look a little different for 2020, but as the world starts to reopen and we move into the summer period, this will start...
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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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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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This week the Government announced its roadmap to lift the lockdown restrictions but so far, this guidance does not include any changes to the workings of the civil courts and...
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Following recent Government announcements, the following are the main changes that come into force from Wednesday 13 May 2020. (Please note that these apply to England only – other regulations...
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The Government has announced a simplified process that allows NHS staff to search the Office of the Public Guardian’s (OPG) register for registered Attorneys and Deputies. The OPG holds a...
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The House of Commons investigation into the use of mobile phones and other devices whilst driving has published its recommendations, writes Tim Ridyard of Ashtons Legal. The main proposal, accepted...
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