Tag Archives: lockdown

Ministry of Justice releases its Quarterly Family Court Statistics

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Alice Heathfield

“As predicted, Lockdown has led to an increase (5%) in the number of divorce cases started in the last quarter of 2020. This is not, though,  quite the catastrophic rise predicted by some, with many couples probably holding off from …

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End of Furlough – what happens next?

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Alice Heathfield

The Job Support Scheme The Job Support Scheme starts on 1 November 2020, immediately after the furlough scheme ends. The government will step in to partially top up pay for workers who are not needed to work their full contracted …

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Working From Home (again)

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Alice Heathfield

According to the Office of National Statistics, on 13 September, the number of people travelling into the workplace was more than triple those working from home (62% and 20% respectively). Before August the number of people travelling to work and …

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Coronavirus lockdown Loosens: Government Announces Relaxation of Restrictions

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Christopher Wilsher

Boris Johnson has announced a relaxation of the current regime of lockdown restrictions from Saturday 4 July when: pubs and restaurants can reopen; hairdressers and barbers can reopen; two households can meet in any setting with appropriate social distancing; some …

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Coronavirus: Top tips for ensuring a safe workplace post-lockdown

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Alice Heathfield

The Prime Minister recently confirmed that we are past the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK. The government is now considering how to relax the current lockdown restrictions in an effort to restore economic activity and allow people …

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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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