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Rishi Sunak Announces Winter Economy Plan The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced yesterday his Winter Economy Plan to the House of Commons. The new measures that will be implemented are to support jobs and businesses as stricter COVID19 restrictions come into force. All of these new measures announced are expected to be in place for the… Continue reading →

Are offices allowed to remain open? The new guidance from the government on working from home has caused confusion amongst employers. There are questions as to whether offices can stay open if they want to, despite the changed advice on Tuesday.   We understand that many employers have launched extensive and costly plans to gradually… Continue reading →

New COVID19 restrictions   Following Tuesday’s announcement from the Prime Minister there have been some new COVID19 restrictions enforced which may impact the way that your business is ran. You may need to make the necessary changes to remain compliant to these new rules.   A month ago 1000 people were testing positive for the… Continue reading →

Redundancies continue to skyrocket   The Institute for Employment Studies (IES) has warned that redundancies could be rise to be double the number the UK saw during the recession back in 2008/2009. It has been estimated that the UK is likely to see around 450,000 redundancies this autumn alone. If this continues to rise at… Continue reading →

Should businesses introduce a four day working week? The furlough scheme introduced by the government is due to end in October. Yet many businesses, especially in the public sector are still suffering, having struggled to adapt or operate during the lockdown. It is also predicted that unemployment could spike. Therefore, many argue that a new… Continue reading →