On Saturday 31 October, the UK Government announced a new national lockdown and confirmed the extension of the existing Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, more commonly referred to as the “furlough” scheme. In this alert, we set out what the UK Government has announced and what this means in terms of the support available to employers, … Continue Reading
On Friday 20th March, the U.K. Government announced various support measures for UK businesses. One of these was the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the “Scheme”), which it is hoped will reduce the risk that U.K. employers promptly dismiss employees in response to the Coronavirus outbreak. Further guidance was published on 26th March, providing some much … Continue Reading
Following its announcement on Friday 20th March to provide much-needed assistance to UK employers and employees in the short-term through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, and intense pressure to provide similar assistance to self-employed workers, the UK Government has released details of a similar scheme intended to support this group: the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme … Continue Reading
April is often the month when new U.K. employment law comes into effect. In 2020, there are more changes than in recent years and many companies are already preparing.… Continue Reading
The draft UK Finance Bill 2017 (the “Bill”) proposes some significant changes to the tax treatment of a payment in lieu of notice (“PILON”) for employees. Where a UK employer exercises a contractual right to make a PILON, the payment is fully taxable and subject to national insurance contributions (“NICs”) as income, in the same … Continue Reading
