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Covid-19 and its effects on employment

• Posted2020-03-26 11:00
• AuthorJohn Webster

COVID-19 and its effects on employment With the current crisis in full flow, the government has introduced a number of emergency measures to help businesses and employees through this crisis. Extension of Statutory Sick Pay Employees who are sick...

To furlough or not to furlough

• Posted2020-03-24 11:00
• AuthorSajeda Adam

Furlough leave and what this means for employers The Government has announced extraordinary measures to help keep businesses afloat during the global COVID-19 pandemic. One of these measures is the ‘Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme’ which...

LEGALESE: Part 3 - "NOTWITHSTANDING"

• Posted2020-01-13 00:00
• AuthorJoseph Hossein

LEGALESE: “NOTWITHSTANDING” “Notwithstanding”. It’s a bit of a mouthful. When used in a contract the term indicates that what is being said in a clause (Clause 2) takes priority over the contents of another clause (Clause...

LEGALESE: Part 2 - "WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO"

• Posted2020-01-07 00:00
• AuthorJoseph Hossein

LEGALESE: “ WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ” “Without prejudice to”. Whilst it sounds like a strange phrase, you will often find it written in contracts. The term indicates to a reader that what is being said in a clause (Clause 1)...

LEGALESE: Part 1 - "THIRD PARTY"

• Posted2020-01-02 00:00
• AuthorJoseph Hossein

LEGALESE: “THIRD PARTY” The term “third party” in a contractual context refers to any person (which includes a company, partnership or other entity) who is not a signatory to a contract. Third parties often appear in contracts...