Furlough (“CJRS”) Extended Until 30 April 2021
On 25 January 2021, the Chancellor of the Exchequer issued a new Treasury Direction extending and amending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”). The Direction extends the scheme until 30 April 2021 and makes no changes to the amounts employers can claim for under the CJRS between February – April 2021. It continues to be the case that employers can […]
Read MoreRosenblatt’s and Grant Thornton’s Financial Crime Resilience Series: Investigations and Account Freezing Orders Session
Join Grant Thornton’s and Rosenblatt’s virtual event series on Financial Crime Resilience to gain an insight into the most pressing financial crime issues facing businesses today. In the first session, we will discuss the introduction of Asset Freezing and Forfeiture orders (AFFO) and Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWO) into UK criminal law as a civil recovery tool by the Criminal Finances […]
Read MoreFewer than 10 weeks to go until the expected implementation of the IR35 legislation in the private sector. What’s changing, what should businesses be doing now, and what are the key options?
It is currently expected there will be no further delay to the planned implementation of the IR35 legislation in April 2021, which will bring significant changes for in-scope businesses which engage contractors who operate through an intermediary. The implementation has already been delayed for 12 months because of Covid-19 and is likely to be welcomed by the Government and HM […]
Read MoreWorking with COVID restrictions
As we start 2021, we find ourselves in a third national lockdown due to the increasing rates of infection of COVID-19. Many businesses will be in the position of the majority of their staff working from home, with only essential staff attending the workplace. In this article we recap on a few key employment and data protection issues that may […]
Read MoreEU Commission Fines Gaming Platform, Steam, and five PC Video Game Publishers €8 million for Geo-blocking Practices in Breach of the EU Competition Rules
Introduction In the aftermath of the EU Commission’s E-Commerce Report the EU Commission commenced an antitrust investigation under the EU competition rules into geo-blocking practices of Valve, the owner of a PC online gaming platform “Steam” and five video games publishers: Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home, Koch Media and ZeniMax (“the Publishers”). The Commission published its decision on 20th January […]
Read MoreNo Jab, No Job: Is it Lawful for Employers To Require Employees To Have A COVID Vaccination?
Pimlico Plumbers CEO, Charlie Mullins, has announced plans to introduce contractual requirements on all staff to have a COVID vaccine if they are to work for the London plumbing company. If and when the vaccine becomes commercially available or available to a wider age group than currently under the NHS for free, many employers may consider following suit, but should […]
Read MoreUnlawful Distributions | Rosenblatt’s Corporate Team
Summary In this article, we consider the recent judgment of Mr Justice Zacaroli in SSF Realisations Limited (In Liquidation) v Loch Fyne Oysters Ltd.[1], which concerned the lawfulness of a distribution made by SSF Realisations Limited (In Liquidation) (“SSF”) to Loch Fyne Oysters Limited (“LFO”). Background LFO was incorporated in 1974 and carried on business as a supplier of fresh, […]
Read MoreVoluntary New Code Issued by Campaigners to Tackle “Hair Discrimination”. What Are the Issues and How Can Employers Avoid Discrimination Claims?
It was recently reported that Unilever UK, a major employer, has signed up to the Halo Code, published by the Halo Collective, a newly formed alliance working to create a future without “hair discrimination” (bias against those with hairstyles associated with their racial, ethnic and cultural identities). Although typically not widely reported in mainstream media and often missing from employer-led […]
Read MoreWelcome Clarification from the Government that Employees with Childcare Issues can be Furloughed
At the beginning of last week many parents found themselves back in the position that they were in during the first national lockdown in March 2020. The government’s decision to close all schools during this third national lockdown came into effect on 5 January 2021, with many children attending primary school for just one day. Whilst Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, […]
Read MoreCOVID-19 | National restrictions for England
On 5th January the government published The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 3) and (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 setting out rules for a further lockdown in England. The regulations are designed to slow or halt Covid-19 infection rates by restricting movement of people unless for specific reasons. They replace the local tiered restrictions previously in force and apply […]
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