Following the introduction of COVID lockdown 3 on 5 January 2021, we have released a series of articles explaining the legal impact on eight areas of daily life. This article looks at moving home and what is still allowed under the new rules. The market remains open Unlike the first lockdown in March 2020, the […]

Following the introduction of COVID lockdown 3 on 5 January 2021, we have released a series of articles explaining the legal impact on eight areas of daily life. This article looks at some specific issues employers may face when trying to keep the workplace open and operating effectively. Introduction If you are a business owner […]

Following the introduction of COVID lockdown 3 on 5 January 2021, we have released a series of articles explaining the legal impact on eight areas of daily life. This article looks at how the new lockdown may impact your going to work as an employee and what you may be asked to do. Furlough leave […]

Following the introduction of COVID lockdown 3 on 5 January 2021, we have released a series of articles explaining the legal impact on eight areas of daily life. This article looks at how lockdown will affect family life, whether that is families coping with home schooling or separated families making contact arrangements. If you would […]

Following the introduction of COVID lockdown 3 on 5 January 2021, we have released a series of articles explaining the legal impact on eight areas of daily life. This article looks at the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, more commonly referred to as the furlough scheme, which is still in place to support employers. How does […]

Following the introduction of COVID lockdown 3 on 5 January 2021, we have released a series of articles explaining the legal impact on eight areas of daily life. This first article looks at how COVID affects the ability of businesses to open and trade with their customers. Can your business still open? Most businesses can […]

From midnight on 20 December 2020, most of London and the South East of England was placed into Tier 4 COVID restrictions.  The following guidance is for employers seeking to understand how they are affected. Firstly it is important to establish which Tier your business operates in and whether it can open, because some parts […]

With just a week to go until Christmas we are seeing increasingly strict noises coming from Government about keeping family gatherings small over the holidays.  So what are the rules around children visiting their separated parents this Christmas? The General Rules During the first and strictest lockdown in March 2020 the Government issued guidance alongside […]