22nd April 2020
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) Update
Useful links 1. Since our first report on the CJRS, or “Furlough” Scheme, there have been no fewer than four further updates to the HMRC. The most recent…
21st April 2020
Coronavirus update for UK Employers
1. New Guidance for Tier 2, 4 & 5 Visa Applicants The Home Office has confirmed that Tier 2 and 5 Workers as well as Tier 4 qualifying…
14th April 2020
The Rights of Tenants
Who is responsible for repairs on a rental property? Do these need to be carried out within a certain time period? Generally, the responsibility for repairs is outlined…
6th April 2020
Sick Pay, SSP and COVID-19
The announcements have been followed in some cases by guidance and the introduction of legislation. Change has happened at a pace and it has been quite difficult to…
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (Furlough) – CJRS
Read the latest updated article on CJRS here. After the initial announcement, we had a painful wait of just under a week for Government guidance to be issued.…
Coronavirus and Employment Law – FAQs For Employers
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is giving rise to a number of challenges for employers. We have set out a list of Q&As for employers based on some of…
Carrying out Right to Work Checks: New COVID-19 Temporary Measures
Employers must continue to check the usual prescribed documents to assess an individual’s right to work. However in light of COVID-19, and the inability to carry out checks…
Employment Law update: What else is happening this month?
1. Increases in National Living Wage, National Minimum Wage as well as SSP, SMP etc and a week’s pay for redundancy pay and other compensation limits all take…
3rd April 2020
Coronavirus: loan funding update – CBILS and beyond
One of the government’s flagship schemes to protect UK businesses, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), has been in the spotlight again in the last few days.…
30th March 2020
Coronavirus and exercising rights of suspension for non-payment
Further to our article published last week here, outlining the position regarding possible entitlements to extensions of time and/or loss and expense in the context of force majeure…