With effect from 1 November 2020, the Job Support Scheme (“JSS”) will replace the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“furlough scheme”) which was in place from March 2020. The JSS will remain in place until 30 April 2021. On 22 October 2020, Rishi Sunak, Chancellor, announced further amendments to the JSS Read more…
We are celebrating a record-breaking quarter for conveyancing transactions, as local property sales and purchases continue to soar. Our conveyancing team has experienced an exponential rise in new business through the summer, resulting in more new files being opened than ever before. Over the second quarter of this year, we Read more…
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 came into force on 29 September 2020. The Regulations are complex and set out rules that apply to individuals as well as to employers. In summary, if an individual tests positive for Coronavirus or is told to self-isolate by the Track Read more…
Common employment law misconceptions: So long as you agree in writing that an individual is self-employed, you are free from employment law obligations The question of whether any given individual satisfies the definition of an employee is often the starting point in many employment disputes. It is a common misconception Read more…
What to do if you have made a mistake when making a claim under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, the UK government introduced a significant lifeline to employers in the form of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), which is also known as Read more…
Following a recent spike of Covid-19 cases in Spain, anyone travelling back from Spain will now have to self-isolate for fourteen days. This may also include other countries in due course. This blog sets out some of the employment rights that employees should be aware of. Will I receive statutory Read more…
The Black Lives Matter movement has shone light on the racism that occurs in our society. Whilst many are aware that discrimination can occur in the workplace, directly and indirectly, many are unaware that discrimination can also occur by association. This blog will set out the test that is applied Read more…
Part 2 of our blog looking at the 10 things you need to consider when getting your workforce back to work. 6. Flexibility Employers and their workforce have had to adapt and be flexible over the last three months and realistically this will need to continue going forward whether that Read more…
The first thing to point out is that as at 11 June 2020 the government guidance is still that any work that can be done from home should be done from home. This blog sets out considerations for businesses as the workforce returns to working from business premises on what Read more…
As businesses endeavour to come up with alternative ways to preserve the security of employment of their workers, the brutal reality for many organisations is that they will have to resort to implementing large scale redundancies in order to keep their businesses afloat. This blog sets out the law surrounding Read more…