With the UK’s COVID-19 vaccination programme well underway, the approach that businesses are taking to protect their teams and customers from the virus has been in the spotlight. From headline grabbing ‘no jab, no job’ policies, to examining the legal implications of mandating disclosure of vaccination status, there has, and continues to be, a…
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Here’s an overview about the changes arising from Brexit that impact upon a person’s eligibility to work in the UK and what proof they need to give you before they commence employment. As you would expect there are nuances and exceptions so please make sure that you take a look at the detailed rules if…
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The Government has announced that the Treaty agreed with the EU will allow personal data to flow freely from the EU (and EEA) to the UK, until adequacy decisions have been adopted, for no more than six months. This will enable businesses and public bodies across all sectors to continue to freely receive data from the EU…
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The beginning of 2021 has not exactly begun as expected but nonetheless this can be a timely opportunity to get things straight, ready for when life returns to normal. Now is a good time to do some business house-keeping and check all your back office policies, procedures and contracts are all in place. Do you…
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This is traditionally the time of year when preparations are well underway for the annual Christmas festivities. Whether it is the Christmas party, gift and bonuses for staff or a workplace shutdown, excitement is normally mounting about the planned activities. Coronavirus has clearly put a significant dent in the normal Christmas proceedings but there are…
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Given the recent UK Lockdown, and the reluctance of any business to shut their doors unless they are legally required to do so, it is clear that the COVID-19 environment has moved on from the early months of 2020. Although many companies are facing an uncertain future they are still doing everything they can to…
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The last 7 months in the eye of the Coronavirus storm has exposed many things to us; some we didn’t want to know (how quickly the human hair can grow without a cut) and some we did (how relatively easy it is to run a business remotely). One of the areas that has had little…
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Further to the Government’s announcement on 22nd October 2020 about the changes to the Job Support Scheme we have updated our advice accordingly. The Job Support Scheme (JSS) will continue on from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) as a way to help businesses retain staff and avoid redundancies, whether they have a reduced demand…
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The Government’s new initiative to support businesses through the Coronavirus pandemic was launched a week ago. The Job Support Scheme will continue on from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) as a way to help businesses retain staff and avoid redundancies, while the effects of lockdown and economic downturn continue to bite. The Job Support…
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