Department for Work and Pensions faced with £87.9m tax bill
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has faced a tax bill of £87.9 million, to cover missed tax and…
Low pay commission publishes non-compliance and enforcement report
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has published its fourth standalone report: Non-compliance and enforcement of the National Minimum Wage 2021.…
Gender pay gap reporting
Last year, enforcement of gender pay gap reporting was suspended due to Covid and many firms chose not to submit…
Government support for jobs and the self-employed is extended into 2021
The government has just announced further extensions to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), also known as the furlough scheme,…
Update to the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS)
SEISS has been extended for a further six months, with two grants available covering each three month period. In order…
Personality clash dismissal permitted
In most cases, dismissal of an employee without following any sort of formal procedure would lead to the conclusion that…
Flexible furlough scheme confirmed by Treasury Direction
The Treasury Direction covering the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been updated to cover the amendments to the original…
The job retention scheme: further guidance
Following on from our previous updates on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, both the government and the Treasury have provided…
Job retention scheme – new guidance
The government has updated its guidance on the Job Retention Scheme which we have summarised below.
Two additional requirements for…
Assistance if you are self-employed
Following on from our articles on the Job Retention Scheme, we address here the support available from the government for…
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – employment issues update
Further to our Coronavirus Employment Law Issues article issued recently, we now have the latest information and guidance concerning the…
New guidance on confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements from the Equality and Human Rights Commission
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has this month issued guidance on the use of confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements.…
Does suspension breach the implied term of trust and confidence?
In London Borough of Lambeth v Agoreyo the Court of Appeal recently considered the circumstances in which an employee may be…
What counts as ‘long term’ in determining if an employee has a disability?
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has recently considered the meaning of “long term” and “substantial” when assessing whether a person is disabled for the…