Employment

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced an extension to the Job Support Scheme (JSS) which is due to begin on the 1 November 2020. The extension, which we have termed JSS2, applies to all businesses who are legally required to close over the winter months owing to local or national restrictions. JSS2 will see an increase […]

With what appears to be a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic affecting the UK, we take a look at some of the recent measures implemented by the Government to help reduce transmission of the virus and to tackle some key employment issues: 1. Face Coverings The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in […]

With many of us returning to a new normality following the COVID-19 pandemic and in a change from furlough news, we thought this would be a good opportunity to remind you about some of the key employment law changes that came into force back in April this year. With a number of key changes being […]

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses had not heard of the term “furlough”. Since the government launched its Job Retention Scheme, businesses have had to contend with a raft of changes to legislation around furlough and a series of amended guidance notes dealing with those changes. When faced with so many updates, it is easy to […]

As has become a form of tradition, the government published the latest guidance on the flexible furlough scheme late evening on Friday, 12 June 2020. From 30 June 2020, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will close to new members and, from 1 July, employers will be allowed to operate a new “flexi furlough” scheme […]

      Recent Changes in Employment Law Employment Law is a rapidly changing area of law. Below are a couple of recent changes to the legislation, together with the details of some further proposed changes. Itemised Payslips There are two important changes to the Employment Rights Act 1996, affecting pay slip information. The following […]

What is a Settlement Agreement? A settlement agreement is a legally binding document. It terminates your contract of employment at a given date and sets out the agreement reached between the parties. Once you have signed it, you are then prohibited from bringing any legal action either in the Courts, or the Employment Tribunal for […]

Important changes to the way termination payments are taxed came into effect from the 6th April 2018. When an employee’s employment is terminated, they are usually entitled to pay in lieu of notice (PILON). This can either be a contractual entitlement or can sometimes occur where an employer has a practice of making payments in […]