Welcome article Whether you call it a second wave or one continuous storm, Covid-19 is at the forefront of every employer’s mind as we enter Autumn. Once again, the government has said employees should work from home if they can, in stark relief to the summer push to get them back in the office. More… [Read More]
September 2020
Welcome September and October this year sees the scaling back and end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme under which millions of employees have been placed on furlough while the Government issued grants to employers to cover the cost of their wages. The scheme ends altogether on 31 October and in September and October the… [Read More]
July 2020
Welcome Solicitor Jane Smith has joined the team at Hunter Law, marking the latest step in the Maidstone law firm’s expansion. Jane, who qualified as a solicitor in 2006, has a track record of successfully representing a broad range of clients from individuals to large international corporates. Says Jenna Hunter, founding partner at Hunter Law:… [Read More]
June 2020
Welcome The lockdown imposed in response to the coronavirus outbreak is now in the process of being lifted – albeit gradually. As part of this the Government are encouraging employees to come back to work. Some businesses that were legally required to close are now reopening and more will follow in the coming weeks. The… [Read More]
May 2020
Seven things to think about when making redundancies Businesses will no doubt welcome the Chancellor’s recently announced extension to the furlough scheme. However, given that we are probably going to be experiencing difficult economic times for a considerable period to come many employees will nevertheless be forced to make cutbacks in their staff. So, this… [Read More]