The end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the introduction of the Job Retention Bonus
By Gillian Cumming, Senior Solicitor.
Last week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak gave a speech entitled “A Plan for Jobs”, the transcript of which...
Quarantine Rules For Employees Travelling Abroad
By Fiona Gorry, Senior Solicitor.
As lockdown restrictions start to ease, many people will start travelling internationally again, either because...
The New Treasury Direction – Can Employees Still Spend Notice Periods on Furlough?
By Lauren Wilson
In order to formalise the changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the CJRS) taking effect from 1 July 2020, including...
Dealing with safety concerns as we return to work
By David Reid, Director.
As the governments in the nations of the UK continue to work through their roadmaps for enabling businesses to start...
Self-quarantine requirement upon arrival in the UK
By Angela Strzyzewska, Solicitor.
The government has recently announced that from 8 June 2020, anyone arriving in the UK (whether as a resident...
Flexible Furloughing available from 1 July
By Fiona Gorry, Senior Solicitor.
On Friday 29 May 2020, the Chancellor of the Exchequer set out several key changes to the CJRS, which are due...
Track & Trace - Extension of Statutory Sick Pay Regulations
By Lauren Wilson, Trainee Solicitor.
New legislation has just come into force which extends the entitlement to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) to those...
Annual leave during the coronavirus pandemic
By Louise Walker, Associate Director.
In our previous client updates, we have addressed frequently asked questions surrounding annual leave during...
Making your workplace COVID-secure
Employers have a duty to protect the health and safety of their employees. This duty will be particularly important as employees start to return to work while...
Government Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Extended By Four Months and How to Bring Employees Off Furlough
By David Reid, Director.
This afternoon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is being extended...
Key updates for employers in respect of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
By Angela Strzyzewska, Solicitor.
Since the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the CJRS) was announced on 26 March 2020 there have been many versions...
Parental Bereavement Leave
By Louise Walker, Associate Director.
Further to our JEL alert of 24 January 2020, last week saw the introduction into UK law of the new employee...
Legislative Update
By Pauline Hughes, Trainee Solicitor
In the last week, as the UK’s response to the coronavirus outbreak has placed significant restrictions...
Postponement of Introduction of changes to IR35
By Caroline Cockbain, Associate Director
As you may have seen in the news this week, the Government has announced that it is postponing the reforms...
Budget 2020: Key announcements in respect of coronavirus
By Pauline Hughes, Trainee Solicitor
On 11 March 2020, Chancellor Rishi Sunsak announced his budget for the coming year.
