Following a pandemic-related delay, significant changes to the IR35 regime come into force on 6 April 2021. From then, affected businesses which engage contractors who provide services through their own limited company...more
As we previously reported, the UK’s new lockdown will commence just after midnight on Monday, 2 November, and is projected to last four weeks.
Emergency regulations covering the lockdown are due to come into force on 5...more
The UK Government announced on Saturday evening (31 October) that there will be a new national lockdown from Thursday (5 November) for four weeks. Whilst not as severe as the previous lockdown, many workplaces including...more
The unprecedented Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is coming to end, as scheduled, on 31 October. As covered in our previous bulletin, the CJRS is being replaced by the Job Support Scheme (JSS)....more
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, today announced a number of “radical interventions in the UK Labour market” with the aim of protecting UK jobs over the winter period. These include a new Job Support Scheme which...more
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, yesterday announced a number of significant measures with the aim of bolstering the UK economy. These were wide-ranging and included several employment-specific proposals....more
The UK Government announced yesterday that entitlement to statutory sick pay (SSP) has been extended to people who are told to isolate under the new “test and trace” system. This means that someone who self-isolates for 14...more
The UK Government has released guidance on the operation of annual leave and furlough. The guidance is not legally binding, but does provide some clarity on a number of matters....more
Extension of Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme -
The UK government announced yesterday (Tuesday 12 May) that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be extended for a further four months, until the end of October...more
The UK Government has made a number of further announcements in connection with initiatives designed to assist businesses and individuals during the COVID-19 crisis. These are as follows...more
The online portal for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) opened this week and has already had a huge amount of traffic, with HMRC reporting that 67,000 claims were made within the first 30 minutes of going live....more
The UK government has announced more detail of the multi-billion support packages for workers.
Self-Employed to be Helped Too -
The self-employed, who were not covered in the previous announcements get similar aid to...more
The UK Government has announced a multi-billion package of measures and initiatives to assist businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. This huge package will be extremely beneficial to UK businesses and is designed to protect...more
Yesterday evening, the UK Government announced unprecedented restrictions to day-to-day life in a bid to combat the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic in the UK. These included severe restrictions on movement which will impact on...more
The UK Government has this evening announced “unprecedented measures for unprecedented times”, including that it will pay 80% of wages for employees who are unable to work due to the coronavirus epidemic, up to a maximum of...more
The COVID-19 pandemic is understandably a cause of significant worry for UK employers, who face the real possibility of large parts of the workforce being absent from work over the coming weeks. As part of the UK...more
UK employers should proceed with caution when suspending employees, and always consider carefully whether taking such action is appropriate in the circumstances, as highlighted by the recent case in the Employment Appeal...more
In April 2020, major changes will be made to the off-payroll working rules (commonly known as “IR35”). All businesses that engage individuals (usually referred to as “contractors”) through personal service companies should...more
After a relatively quiet period for new employment rights, some significant changes to UK employment law are on the way (leaving aside Brexit, for once) and employers should start considering how they will be affected. Here...more
In another case exploring the fringes of the employment relationship in the “gig economy”, the UK Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that three drivers for taxi company Addison Lee Ltd were “workers” for the purpose of...more
The Supreme Court has this week handed down judgment in the long-running “gay cake” case (Lee v McArthur and Ashers Baking Company Limited). The bakery, which is in Northern Ireland and run by individuals with strict...more