Feature Articles

In March 2020, the Government announced its plans for financial assistance to help employers retain employees for an extended period of time through the Job Retention Scheme (furlough). This guide explores what employers need to know for furloughing employees from November 2020 onwards.

What is coronavirus and what can care providers do to keep their service users and staff safe? This article provides a round-up of essential information for care settings, including PPE, testing, high-risk individuals, visiting and social distancing.

In some circumstances, the court hearing a compensation case will be prepared to draw an inference of negligence without hearing detailed evidence. This is known as res ipsa loquitur: the thing speaks for itself. Barrister Robert Spicer looks at some recent cases.

Opeyemi Ogundeji, researcher and employment law writer at Croner-i, details the upcoming changes to the National Living Wage, effective from 1 April 2021.

Coronavirus news has dominated the headlines for the last few months, but as we saw the end of 2020, the full implications of Brexit started to become 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.

In this feature, Caroline Raine gives an update on Annex VIII harmonised poison centre notifications following the first implementation from date of January 2021 for consumer and professional uses.