On 19 July 2021, so-called “freedom day”, England moved onto Step 4 of its roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions. In conjunction with this milestone, the UK Government released updated “working safely during coronavirus”...more
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Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment in the Global Healthcare Industry -
Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) seek out investments that are resilient, conducive to their aims and objectives, and reasonably free from market...more
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On 24 September 2020, the Government updated its COVID-secure workplace guidance to require office workers who can work “effectively” from home to do so over the winter. Where an employer, in consultation with its employee,...more
10/16/2020
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As the UK Government works through its phased Coronavirus (COVID-19) recovery strategy and lockdown restrictions are progressively eased, employers in the United Kingdom are contemplating the implications of returning staff...more
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) recently published guidance for self-employed individuals who wish to claim a UK Government grant under the Coronavirus Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). HMRC also moved the cut-off...more
There have been further significant developments in relation to the UK Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme:
• First, the Scheme is now live and can be accessed here.
• Secondly, the Scheme itself has been extended until the...more
It’s nearly Easter weekend, although we’re sure that has passed many by given the groundhog nature of life at the moment.
However, bank holidays are scheduled on 10 and 13 April 2020 (and there are a couple more in May...more
Since the 20 March 2020 announcement of the temporary Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which is intended to support UK employers whose operations have been severely affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19), the UK government has...more
The UK Prime Minister has announced that:
• during the Coronavirus outbreak SSP will be paid from the first day of absence, not the fourth.
• those who are in self-isolation should be treated as being on sick leave as...more
Over the past week we have seen an increasing number of employers grappling with the real, as opposed to notional, impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Many employers have had employees return from affected overseas countries...more