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Changes to travel restrictions – what do they mean for employers?
The Government's decision to move Portugal from the Green to the Amber travel list has disrupted travel plans for many. [...]
You’re Fired – Handling cases of gross misconduct
An employee throws a punch at a colleague. It’s clearly gross misconduct, so you fire the employee. Right or Wrong? [...]
Furlough extension to 30th September includes changes to the scheme
The ground-breaking furlough scheme (CJRS) was introduced by The Chancellor on 20th March 2020 to form a major part of [...]
The Road to Unlockdown
In February, the Prime Minister and leaders of the devolved Governments outlined a series of steps that would lead to [...]
Employment Law Update – Brexit and Employing EU Nationals
Now that the Brexit transition period has ended, the UK's relatively new points-based immigration system will apply to EU and [...]
National minimum wage rates from April 2021
Prior to COVID, the Government had indicated there wouldn't be the normal increments to the National Minimum Wage (NMR) in [...]
COVID-19 – Deadlines for claiming CJRS / furlough payments reduced (27 Nov 2020)
The reduction in time allowed to claim the CJRS rebate was announced at the same time as the extension. [...]
COVID19 – New travel restrictions and quarantine
COVID-19: New Travel Restrictions and Enforced Quarantine Yesterday (26th July), the government imposed new quarantine regulations for all UK [...]
COVID-19: Symptoms; Shielding; SSP and Masks
These topics are high on the list of frequently asked questions and discussion points in recent weeks and with [...]
COVID-19 Unlockdown and returning to work
The Prime Minister has been on TV three times in a couple of days, setting out the Government’s guidance [...]
COVID-19 Returning to Work and Workplace Safety
While lock down continues and the furlough / JRS scheme has at least another two months to run, there [...]
Employment Law Update – April 2020
The start of the new financial year is always a time when new employment legislation is brought forward and [...]
COVID-19 Clarification on Holidays and Furlough Agreements
Throughout this disruption there have been questions and mixed messages from HMRC and The Treasury regarding holidays / annual [...]
COVID-19 Job Retention Scheme – UPDATE
On Saturday (4th April), The Government issued an extensive update on the regulations and guidance surrounding the Coronavirus Job [...]
National Minumum and Living Wage Rates from 1st April 2020
From 1st April 2020, the National Living and National Minimum Wage rates increase by between 4.6% and 6.5%. The [...]
COVID-19 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Yesterday evening (26th March) the Chancellor announced a raft of measures aimed at supporting self employed workers. Later the [...]
COVID-19 Lock Down – Business Support and People Management
We are on day four of the extended measures taken by The Government to supress the spread and impact [...]
COVID-19 Isola
COVID-19 – Online Isolation Notes It seems a long time ago that the rules were changed to pay SSP [...]
COVID-19 – Schooling, Education and Business
This morning (20th March 2020), the Government announced further guidance on school closures, how they will be managed and [...]
COVID-19 – Business Support and Government Guidelines
Business Support: On 17th March, the Chancellor of the Exchequer outlined a raft of temporary business support measures [...]