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Covid 19 - Government schemes in other key European jurisdictions
03 April 2020Many other European governments have introduced schemes, similar to the furloughing scheme here in the UK, with the aim of supporting employers experiencing financial difficulties as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and encouraging them to retain staff during the crisis. The below is a brief summary of the schemes in place in the key European jurisdictions.
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Government provides details on points-based immigration system: Andrew Osborne and Naomi Hanrahan-Soar write for Employee Benefits
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03 April 2020Andrew Osborne and Naomi Hanrahan-Soar comment for Employee Benefits in an article discussing how the Government provides details on points-based immigration system.
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Enforced homeworking during the coronavirus crisis – employers’ health and safety obligations
02 April 2020On 23 March 2020, the government announced that everyone was required to stay at home for at least three weeks, unless they have work which “absolutely” cannot be done at home. This article explains an employer’s health and safety responsibilities towards this significant group of temporary homeworkers during the enforced period of homeworking.
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Barclays, Morrisons Rulings Offer ‘Relief’ to Employers: Alexander Milner-Smith comments for Bloomberg
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02 April 2020U.K. companies may let out a “sigh of relief” after Barclays Plc and Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc won a pair of Supreme Court cases that drastically limit corporate responsibility for employee conduct.
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Morrisons not liable for misuse of personal data by rogue employee
01 April 2020The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal by the supermarket chain Morrisons Supermarkets plc, overturning a finding that it was vicariously liable for a rogue employee's deliberate disclosure of payroll data related to some 100,000 co-workers, of whom 10,000 brought a group claim for damages. The ruling will come as a big relief for employers up and down the country.
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What we've learnt about the Government's job retention scheme: Lucy Lewis and Richard Moore comment for Big Hospitality
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01 April 2020Lucy Lewis and Richard Moore comment in this article by Big Hospitality, featuring an overview of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) seeing how it works, who's eligible and how to make a claim
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Government announces financial support for self-employed during coronavirus outbreak
27 March 2020The government has announced measures to help the self-employed cope with the financial impact of coronavirus. Self-employed individuals with annual trading profits of less than £50,000 will be able to apply for a cash grant worth 80% of their average monthly profits (up to £2,500 a month) for at least three months.
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Coronavirus Act 2020 – employment law measures
26 March 2020The Coronavirus Act 2020, which has now been enacted, introduces a new form of unpaid statutory leave for volunteers along with powers to establish a compensation scheme. It also makes changes to statutory sick pay (SSP) rules and indicates that the new job retention scheme for employers will be implemented by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
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Réforme de l’IR35 à compter d’avril 2021
26 March 2020La réforme proposée de l’IR35 représente le plus grand changement apporté à la taxe à l’emploi depuis des décennies.
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Gender pay gap reporting cancelled due to coronavirus
24 March 2020Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the requirement for employers with 250 or more employees to publish gender pay gap reports has been suspended for this year.
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April’s employment law changes
24 March 2020While employers are understandably preoccupied with the coronavirus pandemic and its implications, a number of significant employment law reforms are due to take effect early next month. Here’s a brief round-up.
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Employer National Insurance Contributions charge on termination payments from April 2020
23 March 2020The new employer’s national insurance charge on termination payments over £30,000 comes into effect from 6 April 2020.
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‘IT MARKS THE START OF UK’S ECONOMIC FIGHTBACK’ – Business leaders react to Sunak statement - Colin Leckey comments for Business Leader
23 March 2020Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said the government will pay 80% of workers’ salaries – that qualify under the new measures – as part of an ‘unlimited’ effort to help businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. He also announced a whole raft of other measures aimed at offering support during this difficult economic period.
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Furloughing employees – what does it mean for employers?
22 March 2020The government has announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to provide UK employers with support for paying wages of staff who would otherwise have been laid off as a result of Coronavirus.
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Coronavirus - our second employer survey
20 March 2020We carried out a second benchmarking survey to find out how employers are dealing with the Coronavirus outbreak.
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Employer NIC charge on termination payments from April 2020
20 March 2020The new employer’s national insurance charge on termination payments over £30,000 comes into effect from 6 April 2020.
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Coronavirus Bill – emergency volunteering leave and SSP changes
20 March 2020The new Coronavirus Bill introduces a new form of unpaid statutory leave for volunteers, along with powers to establish a compensation scheme. It also makes changes to SSP rules.
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IR35 reforms to be postponed due to coronavirus
18 March 2020The government has announced that the planned reforms to IR35 will now take effect on 6 April 2021.
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Coronavirus and working from home temporarily – what responsibilities do employers have?
18 March 2020To cope with the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and adhere to the government’s guidance on social distancing, many employees have started to work from home. This article explains the employer’s health and safety responsibilities towards this new group of temporary homeworkers.
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Coronavirus and Statutory Sick Pay
17 March 2020The Government has passed a new law temporarily extending the right to statutory sick pay in light of the Coronavirus outbreak. What are the details?