24th April 2020
COVID-19 Update for UK Temporary Residents
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, all UK Service Centres for Biometric fingerprinting are currently closed, and the crisis has raised a number of important issues for…
23rd April 2020
COVID-19 and Frustration
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting many businesses’ ability to perform their contractual obligations. Some may be able to rely on a force majeure clause to relieve one or…
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…
9th April 2020
Ellisons Solicitors bolsters its Residential Property team in Ipswich
Ellisons Solicitors continues to invest in its team’s expertise, bolstering its residential property team in Ipswich with the appointment of Carly Callaghan. Carly joins the team as an…
8th April 2020
Ellisons advise on the purchase of London fruit and vegetable supplier
Ellisons’ Corporate and Commercial team in Chelmsford led by Partner, Paul Forsyth advised S Thorogood and Sons (the “Buyer”) in relation to their acquisition of Rushtons the Chef’s…
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…