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We are delighted to launch a new podcast series: “Employment Espresso Pods” Join Herbert Smith Freehills’ Employment team for a coffee catch up as they discuss current hot topics impacting the employment sphere. In this, first episode, the team looks at returning to work in the UK following the Covid-19 pandemic. They tackle issues including … Read more
The pandemic has presented a constant challenge for employers in keeping up with frequent changes to rules and guidance. As the restrictions now start to ease, we set out below a summary of recent developments: Although the “stay at home” instruction has been lifted from 29 March 2021, individuals are still asked to minimise travel … Read more
Last year was full of the unexpected. In this bulletin, our Hong Kong employment team reflects on some key themes that emerged last year and considers how these will keep Hong Kong employers busy in the year ahead. Health and safety As the global pandemic continues, worker health and safety will continue to dictate working … Read more
In this Q and A Session, Herbert Smith Freehills Employment and Incentive specialists from the United States and the United Kingdom forecast the expected developments and pressing risks facing financial sector employers in 2021. Tyler Hendry, David Palmer and Tess Lumsdaine will be hosting a webinar to explore these issues in more detail on February … Read more
Employers claiming for furloughed employees under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) need to keep a close eye on deadlines. Monthly deadlines for claims must be now met unless an employer has a ‘reasonable excuse’ for a late claim (see here); the next deadline is 15 February 2021. More imminent is the deadline for applying … Read more
Happy New Year! Hopefully 2021 is a brighter and better one for all. Our first Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives update of 2021 covers: the recent Supreme Court decision in Thailand, that found that forwarding confidential work documents to a personal email account amounted to disclosure, even though there was no evidence that the documents … Read more
It’s the final Asia EPI e-bulletin of the year, and what a year it has been! Our Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives update this month covers: the recent Court of Appeal judgment in Singapore, which considers what amounts to confidential information and what a business must show to claim damages for a breach; the changes … Read more
Employers have had to respond to continual changes to Covid-19-related rules and guidance over the last year, and the last month has been no exception. Of course the biggest change has been the end of the national lockdown in England and the introduction of a revised tier system from 2 December 2020, but employers also … Read more
Updated 12, 13 November 2020 The guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has now been updated to set out the rules under the scheme extension from 1 November 2020; links to the latest versions are available here. These largely reflect the details already announced and much of the technical detail of the scheme remains … Read more
