Protect Duty Draft Legislation Published: What You Need to Know By Rhian Greaves, Duncan Strachan, Nicola Fairbairn, Louise Bloomfield, Anne-Marie Gregory, Julitta Yates On 2 May 2023, the hotly anticipated Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, known as Martyn’s…
WOMEN ON THE FRONT LINE OF CLIMATE BATTLES By Louise Bloomfield "We are the main custodians of the untouched forests…
Living with COVID-19 – implications for employers and EPL claims By Louise Bloomfield The Government has announced its plans to remove the remaining coronavirus (COVID-19) legal…
Living with COVID-19 – implications for employers By Joanne Bell, Louise Bloomfield The Government has announced its plans to remove the remaining coronavirus (COVID-19) legal…
Mandatory vaccination for health and social care staff reconsidered – EPL update By Louise Bloomfield We reported last week here , about the potential impact on EPL claims of the requirement for…
Mandatory Vaccination Regulations in the health and care sector – impact on EPL claims By Louise Bloomfield, Anjali Sharma Employment Practices Liability (“EPL”) insurers, brokers and insureds will no doubt be aware of the…
Freedom day? Guidance and issues for employers By Joanne Bell, Louise Bloomfield In preparation for the lifting of remaining COVID-19 restrictions next week, the Government has…
Changes to the furlough scheme from 1 July 2021 – what you need to know By Louise Bloomfield, Joanne Bell The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is due to end on 30 September 2021…
COVID-19 Vaccine: Can employers require employees to be vaccinated? By Joanne Bell, Louise Bloomfield As the COVID-19 vaccine is being rolled out across the country many employers are considering the…
Extension of furlough scheme By Louise Bloomfield, Joanne Bell The Government announced yesterday that it is extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)…
Furlough guidance amended regarding notice and Treasury Direction published By Louise Bloomfield, Joanne Bell On Friday evening, 13 November, the Government made further amendments to the Coronavirus Job…
Extended Furlough Scheme Guidance issued By Louise Bloomfield, Joanne Bell As we reported last week the Coronavirus Job Extension Scheme (CJRS) has been extended until 31…
Job Retention Bonus – Treasury Direction and new employer guidance By Joanne Bell, Louise Bloomfield In July, the Government announced that it would pay a bonus to employers who retain employees who…
EPL Update – Amendments to the Employment Tribunal Rules By Louise Bloomfield, Anjali Sharma Employment Practices Liability (“EPL”) insurers, broker and insureds will no doubt be aware that…
Job Support Scheme – What we know so far By Joanne Bell, Louise Bloomfield The furlough scheme (CJRS) will come to an end on 31 October…
Black Lives Matter – the new #MeToo? By Louise Bloomfield #MeToo is still very much a live and relevant issue for all regulated firms and solicitors alike,…
Flexible furlough – new Treasury Direction published By Louise Bloomfield, Joanne Bell The updated Treasury Direction which legally underpins the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)…
COVID-19: Furlough Scheme – Guidance for Companies By Jonathan Brogden, John Dunlop, Louise Bloomfield The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”), which has been in place since March 2020, has proven…
Flexible furlough - details published By Louise Bloomfield, Joanne Bell As is becoming the norm the anticipated Government guidance on the new flexible furlough scheme was…
Employer Guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (version 7) By Louise Bloomfield, Joanne Bell The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) opened on Monday…
Employer guidance on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – further update (version 4) By Louise Bloomfield, Joanne Bell The Government has further updated the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Guidance (version 4)…
Employer guidance on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – further update By Louise Bloomfield, Joanne Bell HMRC published the third version of its guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) on…
Furloughed employees - businesses will help businesses by paying up to 80% of workers’ wages By Deborah Hely, Louise Bloomfield On 20 March 2020 the Government announced a scheme to provide all businesses with wages for…
COVID-19: Redeploy and Recover By Louise Bloomfield Extraordinary challenges call for nimble thinking and there are increasing examples of this across…
COVID-19: Impact of school closures and other recent developments employers need to know about By Ceri Fuller, Louise Bloomfield, Joanne Bell Following on from the Prime Minister’s announcement last night that schools will close for the…
Family Friendly Rights: Webinar By Ceri Fuller, Louise Bloomfield In this webinar, DACB Partner Louise Bloomfield and Legal Director Ceri Fuller discuss the upcoming…
COVID-19: Government publishes new guidance for employers By Louise Bloomfield Our DAC Beachcroft Employment experts address some key concerns for employers in relation to…
COVID-19: Business Briefing By Nick Garland, Louise Bloomfield, Chris Wilkes Updated 5 March 2020 DAC Beachcroft is receiving an increasing number of client requests on…