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Contractual performance is under the spotlight as the new coronavirus, known as COVID-19, sweeps across the globe. As a result many businesses are considering what happens if they or another business are unable to meet their contractual obligations. For...
It has been a busy and stressful two weeks for everybody, especially for landlords and tenants. On 20 March the government ordered all bars, cafes, restaurants, pubs and gyms to close. The following Monday, on 23 March the government announced a...
The government updated its guidance for employers about the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on 4 April 2020. This included confirmation that employees could be furloughed "multiple times", each separate instance being for a minimum of 3 weeks. ...
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) will allow UK employers financial support to continue paying part of an employee’s salary for employees that would otherwise have been laid off or made redundant during the crisis. Employees will...
When a company is solvent and business is good, the company and its directors owe fairly limited duties to creditors (save, of course, for contractual obligations). Directors must act in the best interests of the company at all times and must promote...
Employees can self-certify for the first 7 days of sickness absence. But what happens after 7 days if an employee is either off sick with symptoms of Covid-19, or is self-isolating on government/medical advice (e.g. because a member of their household has...
The rules on sick pay have temporarily changed because of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Ordinarily, an employee would need to be absent from work due to incapacity in order to qualify for statutory sick pay (SSP), which is currently £94.25 each...
An amendment has been made to the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) with effect from 27 March 2020 to allow workers to carry over any untaken statutory leave into the next two years, where leave has not been taken because of the coronavirus pandemic. These...
The Government announced on 19 March 2020 that schools, nurseries and other registered childcare providers (such as childminders) would close their doors to the majority of children from 20 March 2020, in an effort to delay/curb the spread of COVID-19. Many...
The coronavirus pandemic has not only halted all types of international travel for those travelling for business and leisure but for those wanting to travel home with their newborn children. These new global travel restrictions will cause serious problems...
