Is long Covid a disability?
At the weekend (9 May 2022), the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), the equalities watchdog, tweeted that “without case law or scientific consensus, EHRC does not recommend that “long Covid” be treated as a disability.” Following something of an...
Further extension to the temporary adjustments to right to work checks
In April, May and June, we commented on the Government’s decision to extend the temporary adjustments to right to work checks. These were initially extended to 16 May 2021, then to 20 June 2021 and then again until 31 August…
Changes to the Furlough Scheme come into force on 1 July 2021
From 1 July 2021, the level of contribution from the Government will be reduced from 80% to 70% (reducing further to 60% in August and September) and, as a result employers will need to contribute towards the cost of their…
End of Temporary Adjustments for Right to Work Checks
In April, we commented on the Government’s decision to end the temporary adjustments to right to work checks on 16 May 2021. However, that decision was widely criticised not least due to the fact that under the Government’s Road Map…
A guide to exercising break rights and the benefits of these in the Covid-19...
The current pandemic has highlighted the binding nature of commercial leasehold obligations, irrespective of whether the tenant can derive any benefit from the premises. Many tenants, particularly in the retail sector, have found themselves with little or no income, unable…
Furlough Scheme Extended Again
As you will no doubt have seen, the Chancellor confirmed in his Budget speech, that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Furlough Scheme), which was due to end on 30 April 2021 has now been extended until 30 September 2021…
The Furlough Scheme Is an Extension Likely?
A recent report in the Guardian has highlighted the pressure that the Government is coming under to extend the furlough scheme beyond the current end of April 2021 cut off point. The furlough scheme, which was first introduced back in…
No Surprises – Publication of Employer Furlough Claim Information
One of the major changes to the furlough scheme when it was extended originally to end of March 2021 and then to end of April 2021, is the publication of information about employers who are claiming under the furlough scheme….
An Early Christmas Present? – A further extension to the furlough scheme
The Chancellor has just announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the furlough scheme) has been extended until 30 April 2021: Chancellor extends furlough and loan schemes The scheme was originally due to end on 31 October 2020. This was then…
Further guidance on the extended furlough scheme
Further to our update on the Government’s decision to extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) to 31 March 2021, the Government has now published further guidance on how this extended furlough scheme will operate. In terms of the guidance…
Extension to the Furlough Scheme
The Government has announced a further extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme as part of its financial support for businesses in light of the new lockdown restrictions. The CJRS (or the furlough scheme as it is often called) was…