by admin | Jun 15, 2020 | Legal Update
We are all just about getting to grips with the new concept of furloughing, a brand-new word and concept introduced into UK employment law in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown. In a short space of time there has been lots of learning in this new...
by admin | Jun 1, 2020 | Legal Update
What a busy week last week was, now I have had time to take stock and consider all of the announcements and developments, I thought it would be useful for me to give you a brief run-through. For more information and the detail, where we know the devil hides, join me...
by admin | Apr 29, 2020 | Legal Update
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the ‘Scheme’) opened for claims on 20 April 2020. By way of a quick re-cap, the key features of the Scheme are. The employer must agree with the employee that they are a furloughed worker to be eligible; Employees must be notified...
by admin | Apr 29, 2020 | Legal Update
The Supreme Court handed down 2 useful judgments for employers on the issue of vicarious liability – under the doctrine of vicarious liability, an employer is liable for an employee’s negligent actions if they were committed in the course or scope of the employee’s...
by admin | Apr 29, 2020 | Legal Update
Those who have been following developments in relation to the operation of the Job Retention Scheme will have noticed that there have been several updates in the last few days in the following areas. Accessing JRS funds Employers will be comforted to hear that HMRC...
by admin | Apr 29, 2020 | Legal Update
The Government announced its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the ‘Scheme’) on 20th March 2020 [Coronavirus – Job retention Scheme]. There was initially little guidance as to how the Scheme would operate in practice, or when and how employers could utilise the...
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