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4th December 2020
National minimum wage increases announced for April 2021
The UK government has accepted in full the Low Pay Commission's recommended increases to the national living wage (NLW) and national minimum wage (NMW) rates, to apply from…
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The real aims of redundancy
Redundancy dismissals mean that the employees who leave are no longer wanted. It may be that their work is no longer needed, or that it can be done…
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10th November 2020
How will the Furlough Scheme extension work?
When the country first went into national lockdown in March 2020, Chancellor Rishi Sunak launched the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – better known as the ‘Furlough Scheme’. The…
News
27th October 2020
Chambers UK Results 2021
Ellisons Solicitors is once again delighted to have been recommended within the Chambers UK directory. The firm has received notable mentions within the following practice areas: Corporate and…
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7th October 2020
Agreed redundancy principles
In what is perhaps a display of rare unity, a joint statement has been issued by ACAS, the CBI and TUC about handling redundancies in these challenging Coronavirus…
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Changes to the employment tribunal regime
There is an old legal saying that ‘Justice delayed is justice denied.’ Whichever side you are on in an employment claim, delay in getting to a Tribunal hearing…
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Self-isolation – What are the new regulations which introduce legal requirements to self-isolate and how do they affect employers?
The new self-isolation regulations (in England only) breach of which can lead to criminal sanction, came into force at the beginning of Monday 28 September 2020. Among other…
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Coronavirus Job Support Scheme
The Chancellor announced on 24 September 2020 the Job Support Scheme (JSS), which replaces the flexible furlough scheme. This is intended to safeguard viable jobs by providing ongoing…
News
5th October 2020
Legal 500: Ellisons Solicitors recognised for client service in East Anglia
Ellisons Solicitors has once again been recommended within the Legal 500 directory - and this year, the firm has been recognised as a top scoring firm for client…
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11th August 2020
Reasonable adjustments for disabled workers
Would it ever be a reasonable adjustment for an employer to undertake to give an employee a severance package? In Hill v Lloyds Bank plc the Employment Appeal…