Background The impact of Covid on the British Economy will not be fully understood for months if not years. In particular the retail and hospitality sectors have been hit very hard. During the course of three lockdowns and stringent measures in between many shops, restaurants, pubs and hotels have either been forced to close or…
Read detailsWhat is it? With effect from Monday 1 March 2021 fundamental changes to the VAT system will take place. Described as ‘Reverse VAT’ these changes are going have an immediate impact on the UK Construction Industry. The new regime will affect any construction firms which provide specified services which are governed by the Construction Industry…
Read detailsHM Treasury have published further guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS or Furlough Scheme) The Direction formally extends the Furlough Scheme until 31 March 2021 and withdraws the Coronavirus Job Retention Bonus (under which employers could claim £1,000 per employee brought back from furlough and employed until end January 2021). It also clarifies…
Read detailsAs we entered into a second national lockdown, the government announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS or furlough scheme) would be extended for an additional month. Less than 24 hours into lockdown the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced a further extension of the scheme until 31 March 2021. Further guidance on the extended…
Read detailsBracher Rawlins is delighted to announce that Matthew Cowan, David Gerber and Lewis Cohen were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom 2021.
Read detailsIt is likely that COVID-19 will affect many Construction Projects throughout the UK. Whilst the Government’s advice is in effect to “Keep Calm and Carry On” it is hard to see how the Construction Industry is not going to be affected. Even if the country, or at least major cities are not put in “lockdown”…
Read detailsThe Supreme Court in R (on the application of UNISON) v Lord Chancellor has declared employment tribunal and EAT fees to be unlawful under both domestic and EU law. The Court has decided that tribunal fees are unlawful and must be overturned because they have the effect of preventing access to the tribunal system. Therefore,…
Read detailsMuch of the publicity surrounding the Taylor Review into working practices published last week has centred around its proposals concerning the so-called ‘gig economy’. We will write about this in a separate blog but in this Eploy we look at some of the specific proposals relating to employment law set out in the report. The…
Read detailsA recent Court of Appeal case considered the question of when a notice of redundancy sent by post took effect. This can have important consequences, not least on termination payments and pension entitlements (as in this case). We consider the decision in Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust v Haywood and its impact on employers.…
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