With the coronavirus forcing us to take on new ways of living including social distancing, queueing outside for the weekly grocery shop and having to transform our dining room tables into a home office, we are finding more and more challenges arising in everyday...
Until a few weeks ago, nobody had even heard of the word ‘furlough’ – but now, it’s something we’re seeing in the news and all over the internet every single day. The coronavirus pandemic doesn’t look like it’s going to slow down...
With the entire nation having to adapt to the major disruption that the global COVID-19 pandemic has brought along, it feels like life has been temporarily put on hold. Almost everybody is having to work from home if they can, and children are being home-schooled. The...
Covid-19 is starting to have a significant impact worldwide, affecting supply chains and daily commercial operations. While the short-term implications have seen many businesses close their doors entirely or switch to remote working where possible, the long-term...
There is no denying that we are living in uncertain times at the moment and the best thing you can do right now is educate yourself on your position and the different options that are available to you as an employee. Working from home The advice from the government is...
If there is one thing that everyone is speaking about at the moment, it is the coronavirus - and rightly so; we are living through something that we have never experienced before in living memory. If you are an employer, you may be concerned about the future of your...
After much speculation, the Government has now released more detailed guidance on the Job Retention Scheme which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme This update provide is a guide and aims to...
One of the biggest issues around the Coronavirus outbreak has been the need to "self-isolate" and dramatically reduce opportunities for COVID-19 to spread. This move to self-isolation has resulted in an estimated 20% of the UK workforce working from home. This...
The UK Government has provided further details of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help employers avoid redundancies during the Co-Vid pandemic. We have summarised the key features below. Scope of the Scheme The Scheme is open to all UK employers, who operated...
Winter is here & so is the snow.
Airports, motorways and sidewalks are slippery, icy or closed.
So, do I have to go to work?
In the unfortunate event that you must dismiss an employee for misconduct or poor performance, there are certain steps and measures to be followed in order to avoid the risk of disputes and litigation.
Employment terms often change over time when employees are promoted or receive a salary increase, for example. There are, however, certain changes to employment terms that employees are less willing to accept, such as pay cuts, changes to working hours, or the addition of new duties. It is therefore important that employers understand how to amend an employment contract with minimal risk of conflict.
TUPE is an acronym for the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employees) Regulations, which are designed to protect employees if the business they work for changes ownership or if there is any change in service provisions.
Due diligence is an integral part of any acquisition, allowing the buyer to thoroughly investigate every facet of a target company in order to ascertain its true worth. Here, we explain why investigating the social media worth of a target company should be a core component of the due diligence process.
