Feature Articles

Following the large-scale reductions in bus services and revenue experienced during the national lockdown in March 2020, the DfT announced the Covid-19 Bus Service Support Grant to ensure bus services continued to operate. With reductions in vehicle capacities being made to keep passengers safe, in May of last year, funding of £254 million was announced in order to increase capacity on buses by returning service levels to as near 100% as possible, while preparing for an economic recovery. This funding formed the basis of the Covid-19 Bus Service Support Grant (CBSSG) Restart package, replacing the Support Grant announced last March.

A summary of government guidance for employers in England on how workplaces can remain Covid-19 secure.

Michael Evans looks at ways in which Government guidance can help schools to teach children and young people how to manage online safety and identify sites that promote misinformation, disinformation and hoaxes.

Coronavirus news has dominated the headlines for the last few months, but as we see the end of 2020, the full implications are now becoming a clear reality for many. On 23 June 2016, the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU). Originally scheduled for 29 March 2019, the date the UK was to officially leave the EU was delayed to 31 January 2020, and on this date, the UK left the EU.

This feature examines the UK/EU trade agreement and how the relationship between the UK the EU will develop over the coming year.

Opeyemi Ogundeji, researcher and employment law writer at Croner-i, details the latest on non-compete and exclusivity clauses.

With the festive season a distant memory, employees now have to get through the infamous January blues. Recent reports have found that mental health illnesses cost the UK and Irish economy more than £41.8 billion (€49.7 billion) combined, each year.