The Government’s u-turn in respect of a national lockdown may have come as unwelcome news but for some it has come with the welcome side effect that the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (aka the Furlough scheme) has been extended until December. The Government’s Furlough scheme was due to end on 31 October 2020 and …
Tag: employment
No terms, no matter
It remains best practice that you should always incorporate your terms and conditions of business into your dealings with clients, even though it is no longer a mandatory requirement to do so since Regulation 17 of the Conduct Regulations was revoked with effect from 8th May 2016. But sometimes it doesn’t happen. Sometimes clients ask …
Employment for retailers
Employment for retailers. Our employment team work with retail clients through all stages of the employment relationship. We understand the intricate workplace issues faced by organisations in the retail sector and appreciate that, commercial considerations are just as important as (if not more) the legal ones. Our work covers the life-cycle of employment; from recruitment, …
How the furlough scheme is changing
What is clear from the Government’s latest announcement is that from August 2020 they will be asking employers to start to share the burden of paying furloughed employees on a staggered basis. What this means in practice is: Up until the end of the July 2020: The Government will continue to pay 80% of wages …
Jasmine Sudworth
Jasmine Sudworth is a lawyer in the employment team. She advises both employers and employees on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters. Jasmine undertakes a variety of employment law work including: advising on disciplinary and grievance procedures, the enforcement of restrictive covenants, employment contracts, settlement agreements and TUPE. She also advises on bringing …
International Women’s Day #EachforEqual
International Womens Day, although an important focal point for the movement of women’s rights, has evolved to become a more all-encompassing standpoint and reflective of the need and want for a completely equal society. Given my role at Sherrards as a Partner in the Employment team and as Head of HR, I am interested (naturally) …
Sherrards presents Bundesliga-related case study in the Alliott Group Spotlight Series, with Dachs Bartling Spohn & Partner
Sherrards’ Managing Partner, Alasdair McMillin, and Nicole Marmor, Head of their German Desk, joined with senior commercial partner Jürgen Philipp of Dachs Bartling Spohn & Partner, to present to the Alliott Group Annual Conference in Madrid how the two law firms had collaborated on a cross-border sports-related legal engagement. Jürgen explained how Dachs have expanded …
The practicalities of furloughing employees
Click here, to download a PDF version of this article. Furloughed employees and how to make a claim through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme The Government has now released further details in respect of the Job Retention Scheme and the practicalities of making a claim. They have confirmed that: The scheme is expected to be …
IR35 – May the force be with you
“IR35” – it could almost be mistaken for a character from the latest Star Wars film, and whilst IR35 is not a new concept, it will be hitting the private sector now in 2021*. If your business currently engages consultants or contractors operating as part of a personal service company, this is a premiere that …
Covid-19: The impact on employers & the options available to them
To download this article as a PDF, click on the image above. This is a truly exceptional and unprecedented time for all organisations, and you will already be thinking about the measures that you may need to implement in order to safeguard the future of your business. Taking steps now, even as a contingency, could …