Furlough Scheme Extended (Again) and 80% Contribution Promised Until April 2021
By Lauren Wilson, Solicitor.
Yesterday afternoon, the government announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furlough scheme) is being...
ACAS Early Conciliation period extended to six weeks
By Caroline Cockbain, Associate Director.
Earlier this month, legislation was passed to extend the ACAS Early Conciliation period from one month...
National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates increase in April 2021
By Pauline Hughes, Solicitor.
The Government has just announced the increased National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates which will...
World Pancreatic Cancer Day
By David McRae, Managing Director.
November is pancreatic cancer awareness month and today, Thursday 19 November, is World Pancreatic Cancer...
Treasury Direction on extended furlough scheme – Notice periods no longer covered
By David Reid, Director.
On Friday, the Treasury published its fourth Direction to HMRC on the operation of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme...
Rules for extended Furlough Scheme – Important change coming on notice periods?
By Louise Walker, Associate Director.
On Tuesday evening, the government published its revised rules for the extended period of the Coronavirus...
Furlough Scheme now extended to end of March
By David Reid, Director.
Yesterday afternoon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (Furlough Scheme)...
Furlough Scheme extended as Job Support Scheme postponed
By David Reid, Director.
On Saturday, in conjunction with the announcement of a further national lockdown in England, the government decided...
Major changes to the Job Support Scheme
By David Reid, Director.
Today, the Chancellor announced a major revision to the terms of the Job Support Scheme, which comes into force on 1...
New Coronavirus Regulations
By Angela Strzyzewska, Senior Solicitor.
The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 (‘Regulations’)...
New Job Support Scheme announced by Chancellor
By Pauline Hughes, Solicitor.
Yesterday afternoon, the Chancellor announced that a new Job Support Scheme will be introduced from 1 November...
New quarantine guidance released
By Caroline Cockbain, Associate Director.
The government has recently published new guidance for situations where employees are returning home to the UK...
Zoom Session - Managing Redundancies
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Coronavirus Job Retention Bonus - Update
By Pauline Hughes, Solicitor.
Further to our recent JEL alert on the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s “Plan for Jobs” which can be accessed...
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...
