The Government is launching on 26 May 2020 its new online service, which will allow employers with less than 250 employees to recover some of the costs of paying Coronavirus related Statutory Sick Pay (SSP): Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate…
The issue of holiday and employees furloughed under the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was one of the more tricky issues that the CJRS threw up. The initial uncertainty wasn’t helped that the first few reiterations of the CJRS…
The Chancellor has just announced the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme which will of course have an impact for furloughed employees. Under the Scheme, employers who have properly furloughed employees, can recover from HMRC the lower of 80%…
On the back of the Government’s announcement on Sunday and the first tentative steps to ease the lockdown during the current Coronavirus pandemic, the Government has also published its guidance on the steps employers need to take to ensure that…
Following the restriction on a landlord’s ability to forfeit a lease for non-payment of rent, introduced by the Coronavirus Act 2020, the Government has again stepped in to offer more protection to commercial tenants by prohibiting landlords from issuing statutory…
“Bounce Back Loan” Scheme to Assist Struggling SMEs The Government has announced lending assistance in the form of the “Bounce Back Loan Scheme” intended to help small and medium-sized businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic to borrow between £2,000 and…
Specialist Corporate and Technology Law Firm, Moorcrofts, has secured a five-figure sum from the European Commission’s Next Generation Internet programme to research and develop an open source app that can be used to search for and identify sensitive data in…
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme which allows employers to recover certain wage costs for employees that have been furloughed seems to be constantly evolving which perhaps is not surprising given that this is the first time that such assistance has…
Relaxing the insolvency laws The UK Government has announced that it will introduce new measures to support businesses under pressure as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, announced plans to make changes to enable UK…
The recent global outbreak of coronavirus disease COVID-19 has been making the headlines for weeks and has had an enormous impact on our lives, as well as on global economy. Amongst others, it has emphasised vulnerability of our society to…
From April 6 2020, employers will need to comply with some key changes that are coming into force, including changes to written statements of terms and conditions, the introduction of parental bereavement leave and pay, changes to the law on…
The world has changed significantly over the last few weeks and businesses are facing huge challenges in coping with the effects of COVID 19. Schools have shut, businesses have closed and people have had to self-isolate. This has put pressure…