21st April 2020
Coronavirus update for UK Employers
1. New Guidance for Tier 2, 4 & 5 Visa Applicants The Home Office has confirmed that Tier 2 and 5 Workers as well as Tier 4 qualifying…
6th April 2020
Sick Pay, SSP and COVID-19
The announcements have been followed in some cases by guidance and the introduction of legislation. Change has happened at a pace and it has been quite difficult to…
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (Furlough) – CJRS
Read the latest updated article on CJRS here. After the initial announcement, we had a painful wait of just under a week for Government guidance to be issued.…
Coronavirus and Employment Law – FAQs For Employers
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is giving rise to a number of challenges for employers. We have set out a list of Q&As for employers based on some of…
Carrying out Right to Work Checks: New COVID-19 Temporary Measures
Employers must continue to check the usual prescribed documents to assess an individual’s right to work. However in light of COVID-19, and the inability to carry out checks…
Employment Law update: What else is happening this month?
1. Increases in National Living Wage, National Minimum Wage as well as SSP, SMP etc and a week’s pay for redundancy pay and other compensation limits all take…
2nd April 2020
Ellisons advised C & M Insurance
Ellisons advised the individual shareholders of C & M Insurance (the “Company”) in relation to the sale of their shares in the Company to Saffron Insurance. C &…
1st April 2020
Ellisons Solicitors announces merger with Blocks Solicitors
Ellisons Solicitors is pleased to be announcing a merger with Ipswich-based law firm, Blocks Solicitors. The merger which came into effect on 1st April 2020, will see Ellisons…
20th March 2020
Coronavirus: Government support for Businesses paying sick pay to employees
See our article on the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme here, the Government have set out the following additional measure in respect of Support for Businesses paying sick…
16th March 2020
Time off work for a bereavement
What options are available for an employee who needs to take time off work for a bereavement? What are they automatically entitled to? Currently there is no obligation…