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Our round-up of recent developments in law and practice for in-house counsel. 

Key employment and business immigration developments for employers.

This briefing was updated on 8 February 2021.

Travers Smith LLP has advised S.A. Brain & Company, Limited (Brains) on a deal with Marston's plc (Marstons) which will see Marstons take on the operation of 156 Brains' pubs in Wales.   

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A guide to future employment and immigration law. 

Welcome to the third and final episode in our new series of short podcasts from the Employment team.

Welcome to the second in our new series of short podcasts from the Employment team.

In a follow-up to October's Off-Payroll "refresher", our latest webinar focuses on practical steps that employers should take to make the introduction of new rules as painless as possible. 

The employment team have advised on a range of employer investigations this year, many of which have been conducted remotely.

Welcome to our new series of podcasts from the Employment team.

This three-part series will be looking at dismissals and their processes in relation to misconduct, redundancy and other substantial reasons. We will also be discussing discrimination within the workplace and how employers should respond.

These podcasts will bring you the most significant employment cases from this year, and look at what employers can take away from them.

Commercial, IP & Technology partners Richard Brown and Louisa Chambers, along with senior associate Rowan Armstrong and employment partner Adam Wyman have written the UK chapter of the Chambers Global Practice Guide to Outsourcing 2020.

With the end of the Brexit transition period fast approaching, this webinar provides an update on how things are shaping up from an immigration perspective beyond the end of the current transition period, including:

Travers Smith LLP has advised Brooks Macdonald, a leading investment manager with £13.7 billion in funds under management, on its long-term strategic partnership with SS&C Technologies, a global provider of software and technology services to the financial services industry.

Key employment and business immigration developments for employers.

The Chancellor has today announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is being further extended until the end of March 2021. 

The Government's new points-based immigration system was widely expected to take effect from 1 January 2021, following the end of the Brexit transition period. However, the Government has now announced that the new system will open for applications on 1 December 2020.

The Chancellor has today announced increased support for employers under the new Job Support Scheme (JSS). The Government subsidy available under the JSS has been more than doubled while the contribution required from employers has been significantly reduced.