Employment Law Updates

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 […]

Businesses across the Central Belt of Scotland are bracing themselves ahead of today’s announcement from the leader of the Scottish administration, Nicola Sturgeon, when it is anticipated she will confirm that large parts of the West of Scotland will be moved up to strict Level 4 COVID-19 restrictions, the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions possible.  […]

On 13 November 2020, HM Treasury published its fourth Treasury Direction, which together with the previous Treasury Directions, form the legal framework for the CJRS (furlough scheme). We have updated our COVID-19 Guidance for Employers and provide a useful summary of the key differences. We have updated our COVID-19 Guidance for Employers and provide a […]

Failing to ensure any previously issued furlough agreements meet the extended CJRS grant eligibility conditions could result in failed grant claims. Here’s how to avoid making that simple mistake: To be eligible for the grant, employers must have confirmed to their employee (or reached collective agreement with a trade union) in writing that they have been […]