Along with the announcement by the UK Government on Saturday, 31 October 2020 of increased lockdown restrictions in England with effect from 5 November 2020, came the news that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS),...more
Following the Chancellor’s announcement on 8 July 2020 that employers of furloughed employees would be entitled to a job retention bonus if they kept employees employed until the end of January 2021, the Government published...more
8/7/2020
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently issued guidance for employers on the issues they need to bear in mind when considering the introduction of testing as part of their arrangements for returning staff to the...more
5/26/2020
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Scheme extension -
On Friday 17 April 2020, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, confirmed that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the “Scheme”) would be extended by one month. ...more
The coronavirus pandemic has had an enormous impact on how businesses operate around the world. To help you navigate the different labor laws and regulations that governments have enacted during this critical time, Dechert’s...more
4/3/2020
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In this OnPoint we report on the right to take emergency volunteering leave which has been introduced in the United Kingdom in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Coronavirus Act 2020 (the “Act”) came into force on 25...more