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With homeworking set to continue as the "new normal" in some shape or form, the employment team are pleased to offer a series of bite-sized webinars focusing on the key employment issues associated with homeworking on an extended basis.
With homeworking set to continue as the "new normal" in some shape or form, the employment team are pleased to offer a series of bite-sized webinars focusing on the key employment issues associated with homeworking on an extended basis.
With the Brexit transition period due to expire on 31 December 2020, there is not much time left to prepare.
The new Off-Payroll Working Rules (the 'New Rules') will come into effect from 6 April 2021. Organisations engaging the services of workers through intermediaries both directly as well as through agencies, will have greater administrative and financial burdens under the New Rules.
The new Off-Payroll Working Rules (the 'New Rules') will come into effect from 6 April 2021. Organisations engaging the services of workers through intermediaries both directly as well as through agencies, will have greater administrative and financial burdens under the New Rules.
Key employment and business immigration developments for employers.
Travers Smith LLP has advised its long-standing client EQT AB (EQT), a differentiated global investment organisation, on the sale of its Credit business segment to Bridgepoint, a major international private equity group.
Most businesses today have a mobile workforce and either operate from offices in multiple jurisdictions or are looking to expand globally.
This briefing was updated on 1 July 2020.
On 1 July 2020, changes were made to the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the "Scheme") . As of 1 July 2020, employers are now able to bring furloughed workers back part-time and, from 1 August 2020, employers will be required to contribute to the wage subsidy on a phased basis. The Government has issued guidance on how these changes operate, which is supported by an updated version of the Treasury Direction containing the legal provisions underpinning the Scheme.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has today announced further details of how the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will change in the coming months. From 1 July 2020, employers will be able to bring furloughed workers back part-time and, from 1 August 2020, employers will be required to contribute to the wage subsidy on a phased basis (albeit at a lower contribution that previously anticipated).
In the final session of the Employment webinar series on a range of employment law issues associate with Covid-19, we discuss some key non-Covid-19 HR issues and what else should be on your radar for the rest of the year.
In the third session of the Employment webinar series on employment law issues associated with Covid-19, Siân Keall, Ailie Murray and Sarah Baker talk about how best to handle restructuring and redundancies within their business and how to plan for the future.
The "S" of ESG has historically been neglected in favour of a focus on climate change and corporate governance. When people hear the word "Sustainability" their first thought is usually the environment.
The transition towards a digitalised legal system has long been on HMCTS' cards, however it is only now that real strides have been taken to achieve this. In light of the Covid-19 outbreak, all hearings (insofar as possible) are taking place remotely, i.e. via a video calling platform.
In the second session of Employment's webinar series on employment law issues associated with Covid-19, Tim Gilbert, Doug Bryden and Adam Rice, discuss the key challenges of workplace reintegration post-lockdown and what steps businesses should be considering for this now.
This briefing was updated on 12 May 2020.
Key employment and business immigration developments for employers.
In the first session of Employment's webinar series on employment law issues associated with Covid-19, Adam Wyman and Alex Fisher will discuss the Coronavirus job retention scheme and how it is working for businesses.
Worldwide, countless races have been postponed pending COVID-19 – so too it seems has the race to the courthouse…