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7th October 2020
Agreed redundancy principles
In what is perhaps a display of rare unity, a joint statement has been issued by ACAS, the CBI and TUC about handling redundancies in these challenging Coronavirus…
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Changes to the employment tribunal regime
There is an old legal saying that ‘Justice delayed is justice denied.’ Whichever side you are on in an employment claim, delay in getting to a Tribunal hearing…
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Self-isolation – What are the new regulations which introduce legal requirements to self-isolate and how do they affect employers?
The new self-isolation regulations (in England only) breach of which can lead to criminal sanction, came into force at the beginning of Monday 28 September 2020. Among other…
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Coronavirus Job Support Scheme
The Chancellor announced on 24 September 2020 the Job Support Scheme (JSS), which replaces the flexible furlough scheme. This is intended to safeguard viable jobs by providing ongoing…
News
5th October 2020
Legal 500: Ellisons Solicitors recognised for client service in East Anglia
Ellisons Solicitors has once again been recommended within the Legal 500 directory - and this year, the firm has been recognised as a top scoring firm for client…
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2nd October 2020
The Court’s approach to labour claims based on timesheets
Notwithstanding the increase in recent years in the use of biometric data and turnstile data to support claims for hours worked by site labour, the humble timesheet remains,…
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30th September 2020
A New Model of Shared Ownership – What are the changes?
The Government has recently announced New Model Shared Ownership. There is a lot of detail still awaited, but what do we know so far, and how does it…
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24th September 2020
Eviction and your obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic
1. What is the current eviction process? How does this differ from the process before the pandemic? The usual eviction process is initially to serve either a section…
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22nd September 2020
Home Office COVID-19 – Right to Work Checks
All employers in the UK have a duty to prevent illegal working and employers must check that a job applicant is allowed to work for them, before employment…
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18th September 2020
Overall arrangements for residential possession proceedings
In readiness for the stay on residential possession proceedings arising from the Coronavirus Act 2020 to end on 20 September, there has been guidance introduced to deal with…