Tag Archives: COVID-19

Coronavirus Recovery: an overview of The UK Government’s phased strategy

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Christopher Wilsher

Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 10 May regarding the first steps out of the lockdown the Government has now published detailed guidance called “Our Plan to Rebuild: The UK Government’s Covid-19 Recovery Strategy.” This sets out three distinct phases …

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Coronavirus: How should landlords of multi-tenant offices manage safety in common areas?

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Christopher Wilsher

Businesses across the UK will soon begin to return to their offices as the current lockdown restrictions are eased. And whilst government is providing advice to businesses on how they should manage the safety of staff, questions are being raised …

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How will the housing market change post Covid-19? Seven predictions…

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Christopher Wilsher

The housing market has been hit hard by Covid-19 and will take some time to recover. But, as research from Collyer Bristow published earlier this year in its Home Ownership Attitudes and Aspirations report shows, home ownership remains the number …

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Grievances and Disciplinary Meetings during Lockdown – Proceed or Postpone?

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Alice Heathfield

Employers have had to respond to the unique challenges faced by the Covid-19 pandemic, adjusting to the current lockdown by making most employees work remotely from home. This poses potential challenges in running disciplinary, performance and grievance procedures with the …

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How is the Aviation industry managing with COVID-19?

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Alice Heathfield

Markets around the world are in treacherous and uncharted waters (US oil benchmark goes negative?!) and the aviation sector looks to be in just about as bad a shape as any. The word ‘unprecedented’ may be in danger of becoming …

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Coronavirus: Furlough Leave – HMRC portal now open

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Alice Heathfield

Around four weeks after first being announced by the government, HMRC went live with its furlough portal at 7am on Monday 20 April. You can access the portal here. There were some inevitable teething problems and the website, as expected, …

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Coronavirus: FCA Senior Managers & Certification Regime

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Alice Heathfield

The FCA recognises that firms directly affected by coronavirus will have to keep governance arrangements under review and adapt as and when circumstances change due to coronavirus-related events. Senior Managers should be considering what impact the current coronavirus situation may …

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Coronavirus: Police Powers and employment implications

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Alice Heathfield

The police now have the power to give any individual who refuses to follow the government guidance an on-the-spot fine of £60, which is reduced to £30 if paid within 14 days. If an individual persistently breaches the guidance, then …

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Bank Fraud: Safeguards and Solutions (Part one)

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Alice Heathfield

Fraudsters are targeting both businesses and individuals with both the usual scams we have been aware of for a while and with new COVID-19-related schemes. It is, therefore, more important than ever to be vigilant. But we might also ask …

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Coronavirus: How is the payments sector reacting to the fall-out from Covid-19?

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Alice Heathfield

Payments for goods and services which are made by credit or debit card are generally processed by one or more financial intermediaries prior to the funds being settled in a merchant’s bank account. These intermediaries, sometimes known as payment processors, …

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