10 November 2020
Insolvency and furlough fraud – directors beware!
There has been much mention in the press in recent times about the amount of allegedly incorrect or fraudulent claims made by employers under the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) (furlough scheme).
6 November 2020
COVID-19 puts the spotlight on the UK’s Statutory Sick Pay
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of statutory sick pay (“SSP”) in our society. As other countries around the globe have improved SSP in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus and help workers stay at home, we examine the SSP regime in the UK, the changes the government has made and whether SSP will be increased as we continue to live with the pandemic.
6 November 2020
KN Global Immigration Update – September & October 2020
Our latest global immigration update on key changes to the immigration rules in global jurisdictions includes the European Union, France, Belgium, Ireland, Georgia, China, the USA, Canada, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil, United Arab Emirates and Australia.
5 November 2020
Covid Regulations and the Property Market
The Government has published the most recent Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 (“the Regulations”), taking us into a second lockdown, which will likely remind buyers and sellers of the months in which they could not view houses and building sites, and added complications to exchanging contracts, or completing transactions.
2 November 2020
Welcome, Furlough Part II – what took you so long?
Just when we thought we were saying goodbye to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) (the furlough scheme) and welcome to the new Job Support Scheme (“JSS”), the Government announced over the weekend that the CJRS is being extended until December and that the JSS would be suspended until then.
