UK corporate offence of failure to prevent tax evasion
In this month’s instalment, our team discuss the regulations for the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2003 and the Carer’s Leave Act 2003 that were laid before Parliament on 11 December 2023. We...more
This week we cover the following topics: Public service discrimination remedy – guidance on knock-on impact for private sector schemes; Pensions Dashboards – new blog post. Public service discrimination remedy – guidance on...more
In this issue, we explore recent employment law developments, news and insights in the UK, including injunctive relief granted in USDAW v Tesco, practical solutions when a contract for services is split among new providers,...more
A further update to the HM Treasury Direction concerning the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) was published on 26 January 2021 making some further adjustments to the rules governing its operation. ...more
HM Treasury in the United Kingdom released its sixth direction concerning the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on 26 January 2021. Many of the central features of the furlough scheme have not changed, including the level of...more
Following the announcement of its third national lockdown on 5 January 2020, the UK government has updated its guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, stating that employers may furlough employees in circumstances...more
Although the government’s Job Retention Scheme (JRS) was originally expected to close on 31 October 2020, the government subsequently decided to extend it, initially to the end of March and then to the end of April 2021 (the...more
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced on 17 December that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is to be extended until 30 April 2021. This represents a further extension of one month. ...more
In this issue, we examine the latest employment law developments, news and insights from the UK, including an HMRC bulletin confirming protections for participation in certain tax-advantaged share schemes amid the pandemic, a...more
In keeping with its tradition of issuing updates to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) on Fridays, the guidance issued earlier this week on the extended CJRS has been amended this evening in relation to the...more
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in the United Kingdom (UK) has released its full guidance for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) extension, which was first announced by the UK government on 31 October 2020. The scheme...more
Although the government’s Job Retention Scheme (JRS) was initially expected to close on 31 October 2020, on 5 November 2020 the government announced that it would remain in place in some form until the end of March 2021 (the...more
Following the recent announcement of the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS or “furlough scheme”) and the suspension of the Government’s Job Support Scheme and Job Retention Bonus and then of the further...more
The Government announced shortly after midday Thursday that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is now extended until 31 March 2021....more
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
The United Kingdom has amended its new job protection scheme to require employees to work 20% of their usual hours in order to receive a government subsidy, and employers that knowingly received money to which they weren’t...more
On 22 October 2020, the UK Government announced further changes to the Job Support Scheme (JSS) which will replace the existing Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), also known as the furlough scheme, when that scheme...more
The unprecedented Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is coming to end, as scheduled, on 31 October. As covered in our previous bulletin, the CJRS is being replaced by the Job Support Scheme (JSS)....more
On 26 June 2020, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) updated its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) Treasury Direction to take account of the flexible furlough scheme. The CJRS is to be tapered downwards until it...more
On Friday 26 June 2020 the Government published the third Treasury Direction concerning the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“the Scheme”) which governs the operation of the Scheme in respect of the period from 1 July 2020...more
The UK government on 12 June published additional updated guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme), explaining how the flexible furlough arrangements can be implemented by employers looking to bring back...more
On 20 March 2020 the UK government announced its coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS), which allowed businesses to place employees on furlough (temporary leave of absence) and reclaim 80% of their usual monthly wage costs...more
In this OnPoint we report on the UK Government’s recently announced consultation on the taxation and clawback regime which will apply in relation to grants made to employers under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“the...more
Companies and their workforces are in unprecedented circumstances, with COVID-19 changing situations and advice on a frequent basis. In this alert, we have set out below the key issues faced by employers across the UK and...more
The development by HMRC of its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“the Scheme”), now extended in its operation until the end of June 2020, has involved numerous iterations of its guidance for employers and employees, the...more