With many employees starting to return to the office, employers must consider how to manage this effectively and in accordance with the law. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published...
Personal data implications of working from home during COVID (and beyond…)
Since the first national lockdown in the UK in March 2020, millions of people around the country have been working from home. Currently the government asks that we work from home unless it is impossib...
EU – UK Personal Data to keep on flowing freely post Brexit
On Friday 19 February 2021, the European Commission published a draft adequacy decision in favour of the UK. If adopted, this will allow the continued free flow of personal data from the EU to the UK....
Nanny Visa for the UK
Up until recently it has not been possible to obtain a nanny visa for more than 6 months. And Brexit prevents EU nationals who arrive in the UK from 1 January 2021 from taking on this role in a family...
How to employ low skills workers in post Brexit UK
Until 31 December 2020 it was possible for an EU national to arrive in the UK to intend to live and work visa free and to do any kind of work. People from the rest of the world need a visa to be able ...
What Brexit means for UK Data Protection
When the UK transition period for leaving the EU finishes on 31 December 2020, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will not apply in the same way that it has done so. At 11pm on 31 Dec 20...
Government extends Job Retention scheme until end of October
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, recently announced that the Government job retention furlough scheme will be extended to the end of October. The scheme was previously only set to end on 30 June. Speaking...
Will the COVID-19 outbreak result in catastrophic compliance failures for Tier 2 Sponsors?
Following the pandemic, working conditions may have changed; many of us have gone from having morning coffee with colleagues to now having virtual coffee mornings. Tier 2 & 5 Sponsors, should ...
Guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been published by HMRC. Employers will be able to claim back 80% of the wages (up to £2,500 per month) of employees who have been “furlou...
Supreme Court Decision on Post Termination Restrictive Covenants
In Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd, the Supreme Court, in the first such case for 100 years, has overturned the Court of Appeal decision that a restrictive covenant under which a senior employee agreed not...