Posted on May 28, 2020
The Government has announced the launch of the NHS test and trace service across England. Workers who need to self-isolate are entitled to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) for every day they are in isolation provided eligibility criteria is met.
Read more...Posted on May 28, 2020
We are delighted to have published our first Education Newsletter at what is a worrying time for all parents, not least those with children with special educational needs.
Read more...Posted on May 27, 2020
Moore & Tibbits are now able to offer fixed fee HR advice that is tailored to meet your business needs.
Read more...Posted on May 27, 2020
The Government has issued further guidance (26 May) for those settings that manage children and young people with complex special educational needs and disabilities.
Read more...Posted on May 21, 2020
It’s hard to keep up when barely a day goes by without another change to government guidance or policy being made!
Read more...Posted on May 21, 2020
Despite the Government’s financial support scheme initiatives, mass redundancies are being announced as the coronavirus crisis takes its toll on the aviation industry.
Whilst businesses are doing all they can to ensure survival, news that you are losing your job is distressing at any time, let alone when we are in the midst of a global pandemic.
Read more...Posted on May 21, 2020
Arlington Automotive Group whose headquarters are in Coventry has gone into administration, leaving many of its disabled employees missing out on enhanced redundancy packages.
Read more...Posted on May 20, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on everyone’s lives, with cancelled weddings, holidays and celebrations. Our solicitors are receiving a high volume of calls from people worried about their rights and how to get their money back. The most common questions are:
Read more...Posted on May 19, 2020
The Government has recently published further guidance on holiday entitlement and holiday pay during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read more...Posted on May 13, 2020
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak has announced that the furlough scheme (Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme) will be extended.
Read more...Posted on May 12, 2020
The government has recently announced an increase in the NHS Funded Nursing Care rates.
NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC) is a flat rate payment made by the NHS to nursing homes towards the nursing care element of the fees.
Read more...Posted on May 12, 2020
Yesterday, the Prime Minister announced new guidance for the UK on how the Government plan to rebuild the economy and move into the next phase in the fight against coronavirus.
Read more...Posted on May 11, 2020
Alarmingly, five out of the seven local authorities which have chosen to enact the Care Act 2014 easements granted by the Coronavirus Act 2020 are based in the midlands. Birmingham City Council, Coventry City Council, Solihull Council, Staffordshire County Council and Warwickshire County Council are five of the seven local authorities nationally who have opted to trigger the easements in their respective areas. During these unprecedented times, the British government have granted councils the choice to decide whether to use the relaxed powers granted by the Coronavirus Act 2020. These measures were implemented to assist local authorities with managing the pressures caused by COVID-19.
Read more...Posted on May 11, 2020
Boris Johnson’s announcement yesterday that those who cannot work from home are encouraged to return to work, avoiding public transport, will raise lots of questions for many.
Read more...Posted on May 6, 2020
Just to keep everyone on their toes, HMRC has issued further guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) on the 30th April 2020.
Read more...Posted on May 6, 2020
On the 4th May, the Treasury published its Direction to HMRC giving legal footing to the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (“SEISS”)
Read more...Posted on May 5, 2020
The Government’s launch of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”), to enable employers to furlough workers rather than make mass lay-offs and redundancies has no doubt given employers breathing space and saved jobs. It is however, becoming clear that many companies will need to consider restructuring to survive this economic crisis.
Read more...Posted on May 4, 2020
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, from today, HM Land Registry has announced temporary changes when verifying a person’s ID and signing deeds.
Read more...Posted on May 4, 2020
The government have published the Special Educational Needs and Disability (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020. which came into force on the 1 May 2020.
Read more...Posted on May 4, 2020
I recently wrote an article about the recent judgment handed down by Justice Hayden on 25 March 2020. This case addressed the issue of care and contact in care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Note that this case was heard pre-lockdown and pre-dated the government guidance that all visits to care homes should be banned.
Read more...Posted on May 4, 2020
The Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson has issued a notice which modifies s42 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (“CFA2014”) from 1 May 2020 to 31 May 2020. This is justified by the Coronavirus Act 2020, which allows the relevant secretaries of state to temporarily alter or relax normal requirements under statute during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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