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On Thursday 24 February 2022, the Government removed all remaining Covid-19 restrictions in England. This means that anyone who now tests positive for Covid-19 no longer legally need to self-isolate....
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Since 2011 there is no longer a default retirement age in this country for employees (which most latterly had been 65). However “retirement” is still a concept used by many...
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence describes Long Covid as symptoms of Covid-19 continuing for more than 12 weeks from infection. The current NHS list of Covid-19 symptoms...
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There are increasing calls for the government to change the existing Shared Parental Leave policy and replace it with a new system similar to the one in place in Sweden...
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This is an update to our previous Ultimate Furlough FAQs articles. This is an ever-changing landscape and if the position changes further we will issue a further update. The Coronavirus...
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As the UK waits for the Coronavirus vaccine rollout to gather pace, cases are rising and the country is entering a period of lockdown restrictions similar to those seen in...
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The Rules of Procedure for ACAS Early Conciliation changed on 1 December 2020 under The Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment)...
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Following on from our recent article about employing EU Nationals after Brexit, now is a good time to remind employers that from 1 January 2021, the UK launches a new...
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As the Government’s recent “Time is running out” campaign has highlighted, there are new rules for businesses and citizens in the UK from 1st January 2021 when the Brexit transition...
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HM Treasury has confirmed that statutory and contractual notice periods will not be covered by the furlough scheme from 1 December 2020. The first set of amended CJRS guidance was...
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Further to the Job Support Scheme (JSS) being announced on 24 September 2020, we are pleased to confirm that it has been announced today (22 October 2020) that the Government...
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Please read our updated article with further information here – https://www.ashtonslegal.co.uk/insights/business-news/job-support-scheme-update/ The Job Support Scheme (JSS) has been extended. Last month the government announced how under the JSS employers will...
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