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...
by chris | Mar 31, 2020 | Legal Update
The much-anticipated additional government guidance regarding how the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will work in practice has now been published. The latest guidance confirms that employers will be able to use a portal to claim a grant from HMRC to cover: the lower...
by chris | Mar 31, 2020 | Legal Update
The Government has been under increasing pressure since announcing its unprecedented Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for employees (see our update here), to make some provision for financial relief for the self-employed. It has now outlined the Coronavirus...
by chris | Mar 31, 2020 | Legal Update
In response to the threat to employers and their workers posed by Covid-19 the Chancellor has announced an unprecedented package of measures designed to support organisations during this period. One of the key measures announced is the Coronavirus Job Retention...
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