Coronavirus Employment Claims – practical advice for employers in the new normal
What possible employment claims should employers be aware of as we return to the ‘new…
May 13, 2021 By Laura McFadyen
What possible employment claims should employers be aware of as we return to the ‘new…
May 13, 2021 By Laura McFadyen
Cases of unfair dismissal based on Covid-19 circumstances are starting to trickle through the employment…
May 12, 2021 By Laura McFadyen
The temporary adjustments to right to work checks that were in place during the Covid-19…
March 17, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Flexible working is still on the rise with the CIPD recently reporting 60% of employees…
April 22, 2024 By Ellie Hibberd
If you have employees who are clinically extremely vulnerable, then they will previously have received…
July 23, 2021 By Hazel Sanders
The Court has recently provided further guidance on how it will approach disease clauses in…
April 28, 2022 By Laura Stanley
When Rishi Sunak presented the UK Budget last year on 11 March 2020, none of…
March 3, 2021 By Ellie Hibberd
It’s over a year since Rishi Sunak announced the introduction of the Coronavirus Job Retention…
June 30, 2021 By Ellie Hibberd
Immigration reforms announced by the Chancellor in his budget today (3 March 2021) suggest less red…
March 3, 2021 By Lisa Mulholland
What does the future of work look like? Will businesses opt for a blended homeworking…
February 17, 2021 By Chris Morse
This article is an update on the various Covid-19 funding support available for individuals, educational…
February 15, 2021 By Stephens Scown
All eyes have been on the Supreme Court today as the judgment was handed down…
April 8, 2022 By Laura Stanley
The Covid-19 vaccination programme is now very much underway, with immediate focus being given to…
October 28, 2022 By Stephens Scown
With the UK in another lockdown, here are some reminders about furlough and how the…
January 7, 2021 By Ellie Hibberd
What a rollercoaster we have had: just off the back of Brexit we had Covid,…
September 30, 2022 By Verity Slater
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has recently announced new guidance for infection prevention and control…
April 8, 2022 By Helen Wallwork
As the Coronavirus pandemic continues, many businesses are still being affected by the restrictions. This…
December 31, 2021 By Tim Lane
Here's what you need to know about the extension of the furlough scheme. On 31…
July 12, 2021 By Chris Morse
Following the High Court’s test case for business interruption insurance claims (in light of the…
February 19, 2021 By Jeremy Crook
With Christmas just around the corner, and with concern over the dramatic rise in the…
November 6, 2020 By Stephens Scown
How will insolvency be dealt with during the second national lockdown and what do company…
November 5, 2020 By Andrew Knox
On 5 November 2020, England entered its second lockdown, and the disruptions to bookings and…
December 29, 2020 By Catherine Mathews
What have you learnt from Coronavirus and how can you create a more purposeful business…
October 13, 2020 By Laurie Trounce
How can putting in place reputational controls help protect your brand, reputation and franchising business?…
April 28, 2023 By Stephens Scown
Latest News: Rishi Sunak has announced there will be a Job Support Scheme Expansion for…
October 12, 2020 By Ellie Hibberd
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve received top ranking in the latest edition of the…
October 2, 2020 By Stephens Scown
What is the Job Support Scheme and what do employers need to know? We have…
November 29, 2020 By Ellie Hibberd
On 29 May we learnt that flexibility was to be introduced into the Coronavirus Job…
November 29, 2020 By Verity Slater
We now know that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will come to an end…
September 28, 2020 By Verity Slater
What impact will the extension to the commercial tenant protection during the Coronavirus pandemic have…
September 23, 2020 By Mike Davies
Redundancy situations can occur where work of a particular sort or in a particular place…
August 15, 2023 By Ellie Hibberd
It’s potentially good news for commercial tenants – a further round of Coronavirus related protections…
September 23, 2020 By Richard Bagwell
The Coronavirus pandemic has put pressure on a lot of businesses, causing many to consider…
April 19, 2023 By Mark Roby
What are the current holiday rules and what should employers do if their staff have…
July 19, 2021 By Ellie Hibberd
Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are becoming increasingly active within the primary care landscape in helping…
September 27, 2021 By Helen Wallwork
We know that crises often accelerate change and one area where that has become recently…
November 29, 2020 By Ellie Hibberd
Homeworking won’t be for every business but if you’ve reflected on the last five months…
November 29, 2020 By Hazel Sanders
Whether it’s a mid-week takeaway to lift our spirits, or the regular veg box delivery…
August 26, 2020 By Thomas Chartres-Moore
How can you protect your invention? Crisis often inspires innovation and with the recent Coronavirus…
September 25, 2024 By James Gill
There are many advantages to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR); with the Court system currently dealing…
April 8, 2022 By Laura Stanley
Lockdown has had a huge impact on churches, parochial church councils (PPCs) and other church…
March 29, 2023 By Alison Stock
Many people don’t realise that since 6 April 2012 new employees must work continuously for…
September 27, 2023 By Chris Morse
There are many parish priests and parochial church councils (PCCs) who are worried about the…
July 20, 2020 By Alison Stock
As lockdown eases, many people will be relieved that their parishes, mission communities and churches…
January 29, 2021 By Thomas Chartres-Moore
This is the fourth article in our Coronavirus and ADR Series. In our first article…
October 7, 2020 By Catherine Mathews
Keeping track of all the Charity Commission updates can be tricky at the best of…
August 3, 2020 By Stephens Scown
The past week has seen some major announcements from the Government which will change the…
July 10, 2020 By Verity Slater
As countries across the EU start to ease lockdown measures, what are the legal implications…
April 28, 2022 By Stephens Scown
There are various things that businesses will need to consider as they come out of…
June 25, 2020 By Stephens Scown
With many people working from home recently, businesses may be reviewing the need for their…
June 26, 2020 By Sinead Lowry
The recent Coronavirus outbreak is having a significant impact on the way in which businesses…
April 8, 2022 By Laura Stanley
As we see restrictions starting to relax amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, it is important to…
May 4, 2021 By Tim Walmsley
In the last few months our employment team and specialist data protection team have received…
September 27, 2021 By Stephens Scown
The recent Coronavirus outbreak is having a significant impact on businesses, their employees and their…
April 8, 2022 By Laura Stanley
In mid May the Chancellor gave the welcome announcement that he was extending the Coronavirus…
June 30, 2020 By Verity Slater
The advice given in this article is correct as of 22nd May 2020. The situation…
June 30, 2020 By Verity Slater
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic many businesses are really suffering economically. This financial…
June 30, 2020 By Toby Claridge
To preserve cash companies may now be considering granting share options rather than paying bonuses.…
May 26, 2020 By Catherine Carlton
The tourism, hospitality and events industry has been hugely impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19). The lockdown…
January 4, 2023 By Stephens Scown
At Stephens Scown we are pleased to be supporting a new initiative, the South West…
May 21, 2020 By Stephens Scown
As the economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic continues to grow, the government has announced…
June 30, 2020 By Tom Graham
We frequently advise employers on how to change the terms of contracts of employment, including…
September 11, 2024 By Hazel Sanders
Whilst the Coronavirus pandemic has resulted in many of the normal recruitment procedures being altered…
June 30, 2020 By Lisa Mulholland
What is Business Interruption Insurance? Business Interruption Insurance is a type of cover usually contained…
May 17, 2022 By Jeremy Crook
Yesterday, the government announced that it will be introducing new measures to protect the UK…
June 30, 2020 By Mike Davies
The Coronavirus pandemic means UK businesses are facing new and challenging conditions. In spite of…
January 29, 2021 By Stephens Scown
With the recent announcement that the government is looking at a mobile app to help…
September 27, 2021 By Stephens Scown
The government has today (20 April 2020) announced that it will be providing support specifically…
April 20, 2020 By Giles Dunning
The advice given in this article is correct as of 20th April 2020. The situation…
June 30, 2020 By Carrianne Matta
In order to support companies affected by the current Coronavirus pandemic, Companies House announced on…
August 29, 2024 By Stephens Scown
The Coronavirus pandemic has dramatically changed the working landscape, but despite these challenging times, there…
April 28, 2020 By Stephens Scown
The Cabinet Office has released a Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 02/20 which has been enacted…
July 16, 2020 By Laurie Trounce
What would happen to your business if you were unable to work, were unwell or…
April 28, 2020 By Phil Reed
The advice given in this article is correct as of 14th April 2020. The situation…
May 30, 2020 By Laurie Trounce
Some business owners may be thinking about pressing pause on their business in the short-term…
April 28, 2020 By Stephens Scown
The advice given in this article is correct as of 31st March 2020. The situation…
May 28, 2020 By Sarah-Jane Williams-Cole
The advice given in this article is correct as of 31st March 2020. The situation…
May 30, 2020 By Mark Richardson
The information included in this article is correct as of 31 March 2020. The situation…
May 30, 2020 By Verity Slater
The advice given in this article is correct as of 30th March 2020. The situation…
March 31, 2020 By Sean Jenner
The advice given in this article is correct as of 26th March 2020. The situation…
May 4, 2021 By Jim Gorrod
The advice given in this article is correct as of 27th March 2020. The situation…
July 1, 2020 By Helen Thomas
The advice given in this article is correct as of 27th March 2020. The situation…
April 8, 2020 By Laura McFadyen
It’s a challenging time for any business with many directors having to make quick and…
April 28, 2020 By Andrew Knox
As you can imagine, we have had a significant number of enquiries from businesses all…
April 28, 2020 By Ellie Hibberd
The advice given in this article is correct as of 26th March 2020. The situation…
March 26, 2020 By Richard Bagwell
Guidance for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme was published on 27th March 2020 so we have…
April 8, 2020 By Verity Slater
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has warned that the UK is at risk of…
April 28, 2020 By Tracy Bailey
The UK has now moved into the delay stage of dealing with Covid-19. People are…
November 29, 2020 By Verity Slater
Covid-19 is going to be used as a reason to terminate all sorts of contracts…
September 10, 2020 By Stephens Scown
The World Health Organisation has now declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a pandemic. The…
April 8, 2020 By Mike Davies
There is no doubt that we are living in challenging and uncertain times. We are…
April 28, 2020 By Tyler Richards
The advice given in this article is correct as of 11th March 2020. The situation…
May 31, 2023 By Stephens Scown
The Chinese Government is issuing force majeure certificates to companies who are unable to satisfy…
August 29, 2024 By Simon Morris