19 May 2020
Setting out his action plan to tackle the spread of coronavirus, on 4 March, in the Commons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that emergency legislation would be introduced to ensure that workers will get statutory sick pay (SSP) from the first day off work, not the fourth.
6 April 2020
When it was announced that schools were to close (see England schools to shut until further notice), there was a rider to the effect that the children of key workers and the most vulnerable children would still be able to attend on Monday 23 March.
20 March 2020
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Public Health England (PHE) have issued COVID-19: Guidance for Employers and Businesses.
17 March 2020
The Government has warned that “many thousands of people” — up to 80% of the population in a worst-case scenario — will contract COVID-19.
17 March 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that the Government is moving to the “delay” or suppression phase in the fight against COVID-19, hoping to push it away from the winter season when pressures on the NHS are more acute.
12 March 2020
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has a set up a phone helpline to support businesses and self-employed people concerned about not being able to pay their tax due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
11 March 2020
As was widely expected, Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s first Budget had at its heart the need to respond to the significant, if, as he stressed, temporary impact on people and the economy of the current coronavirus outbreak.
9 March 2020
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched a new campaign to remind workers of their right to paid holiday leave and to ensure that employers check their staff are taking the leave to which they are entitled.
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