Employment Tribunals Embrace Remote Hearings Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Adam McGlynn Over the past few months many courts have been forced to close their doors to safeguard against the spread of COVID-19. Several cases have been postponed as a result or have, at least, required an additional preliminary hearing to discuss how best to...Read More
In this webinar, the employment team explored the "flexible way forward", the changes that are were coming into place to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) in July 2021. We discussed how to take advantage of them, how they can benefit businesses, the effect of shift patterns, changes to eligibility, claim periods and more.Read More
HMRC gets Flexible – HM Treasury’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Direction Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Adam McGlynn Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has issued a new direction to HMRC on behalf of HM Treasury under the powers conferred by s71 and 76 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 (the Direction). This direction modifies and...Read More
Extension of Commercial Property Forfeiture Suspension and New Code of Practice Key Contact: Jennifer Butcher The UK government has confirmed that it will be extending the measures currently in place to support commercial tenants struggling to pay rent as a result of Covid-19. The Coronavirus Act 2020 (‘the Act’) had previously put in place the...Read More
Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill 2020 Key Contact: Natalie Jones Author: Joe Smith The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill 2020 (the Bill) aims to shake up current insolvency rules to offer a lifeline to companies that are on the edge of insolvency. The Bill was published on 20 May 2020, with the hope that it...Read More
High Court case offers a warning to Landlords demanding service charges – Conclusive Certification Clauses are not always conclusive Key Contact: Jennifer Butcher Author: William Rees The High Court has clarified the interpretation of two clauses commonly found in commercial leases, being the “conclusive certification” clause and a “no set off” clause. In doing so,...Read More
Thoughts on public transport in the “new normal” Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Rebecca Mahon Anyone who has ever lived or worked in London will know what I mean when I talk about “packed” commuter trains. Have you ever seen a train guard having to push the train doors closed, because the mechanical shutting mechanism...Read More
Test and trace and SSP Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Rebecca Mahon Yesterday was the “big day”, when the 25,000 tracers working for England’s NHS Test and Trace team (and 700 tracers working for Scotland’s equivalent scheme) started contacting people who have tested positive for coronavirus with text, email or phone. Their aim? To trace...Read More
In this webinar, the employment team talked about the differences between flexible working in the legal sense, and working flexibly, which is something a little bit different. This webinar covers what people are obliged to do or not do in a formal flexible working request, and how working flexibly can benefit your business.Read More
Furlough Leave & Return to Work Issues Speakers: Mark Alaszewski, Rebecca Mahon In this webinar: The latest updates on the Coronavirus Job Retention SchemeAdvice and guidance on bringing employees back to workPotential pitfalls and issues to consider Questions asked by the audience surrounding furloughed workers In this webinar by the Employment team, we look at the...Read More
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