Coronavirus pandemic

COVID-19 challenges look set to stay with us for at least the first few months of 2022. With absence rates continuing to plague employers and changes to the rules on self-isolation, PCR testing and sick pay, organisations should keep in review their business continuity plans and existing sickness absence policies and procedures. Communication with the […]

Hours before the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (Furlough) was due to end the Prime Minister announced its extension together with a second national lockdown due to begin on 5 November 2020. The implementation of the Job Support Scheme (JSS) has been delayed until the end of the Furlough scheme. Businesses should notify employees of this […]

The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the retail industry like never before. But few retailers were prepared for it. Learn how to crisis-proof your retail business in our new report. To help make sure your retail business can adapt to whatever the world can throw at it, we’ve partnered with retail trend consultants, Insider Trends to create […]

The Coronavirus lockdown has had a devastating impact on the hospitality industry in the UK, with large numbers of businesses having to close or reduce operations for a number of months. A recent survey suggested that two thirds of the population expect not to return to dining out for months yet. In normal times, the […]

What started as an epidemic limited to China has now become a truly global pandemic. Its effects have been felt throughout many sectors including those impacted by planning law, and below we set out the main changes and issues relating to new permitted development rights that you should be aware of as of 26 June 2020. […]

What started as an epidemic limited to China has now become a truly global pandemic. Its effects have been felt throughout many sectors including those impacted by planning law, and below we set out the main changes and issues relating to planning decision-taking that you should be aware of as of 29 June 2020. The situation […]

The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the retail industry like never before. But few retailers were prepared for it. To help make sure your retail business can adapt to whatever the world can throw at it, we’ve partnered with retail trend consultants, Insider Trends to create a free two-part report that will help you mitigate […]

On 19 June 2020, the government published a new Code of Practice (Code of Practice for commercial property relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic) to assist discussions between landlords and tenants over rental payments. The Code is voluntary and does not override UK property law. It applies to the whole of the UK, and all commercial […]