Employment Law Updates

On 17 December 2020, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will be extended until 30 April 2021. In what many may view as an indication that lockdown restrictions across the UK are likely to remain in place in one form or another until at the least spring 2021, Chancellor […]

December 16, 2008 was a Tuesday, and it was the 351st day of the year in 2008. It was the 51st Tuesday of that year and it was also the day that Employment Law Services (ELS) was born. As of today, the multi-award winning team at Employment Law Services (ELS) has been providing a complete employment […]

The transition period, which commenced on 31 January 2020 (exit day), will end on 31 December 2020 irrespective of whether a Brexit deal has been reached, but what are the implications for UK employment law? Background to Brexit On 31 January 2020 Great Britain left the EU after both the UK and EU governments reached […]

With Christmas just over two weeks away, we confirm when our office will close during the festive period. Our offices will close at 3.30pm on Wednesday 23 December 2020 and will reopen again at 9.00am on Wednesday 6 January 2021. With the exception of Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day and […]

I’m just going to say it, 2020 has been a nightmare and after the hellish year we’ve all had you would be forgiven for not giving much thought to ‘celebrating’ Christmas as we head into December, let alone throwing a Christmas party for your staff! Do They Know Its Christmas? Apart from the obvious physical […]

Yesterday’s announcement on changes to Scotland’s tiered lockdown restrictions, which saw several areas move up into higher tiers, introduced new travel restrictions, but what are the exceptions? Yesterday we confirmed the new COVID-19 restrictions announced by the First Minister including the new restrictions on travel, which means that people living in Level 3 or Level 4 areas must not travel […]

The main headlines from the Scottish First Minister’s announcement in Holyrood is that 11 local authority areas have been moved to the strictest Level 4 COVID-19 Restrictions, but the devil in the detail will have serious implications for many Employers who are not required to close. At about 20 minutes into her announcement to the Scottish […]

New COVID-19 Restrictions for Scotland have this afternoon been confirmed by Holyrood. 11 local authority areas have been moved to Level 4 restrictions, 2 have moved down to Level 2 & 19 have remained the same. We outline the implications for Scottish business workplaces these new Level 4 Restrictions have here: Which Businesses Will be […]