Responsible behaviour applies not just to our social contacts during the COVID-19 lockdown – in light of new non-statutory guidance published by the Cabinet Office and Infrastructure Projects Authority, it also extends to the performance and enforcement of contracts.
The Department of Health and Social Care (“DHSC”) have published guidance on which organisations should collect details and maintain records to support NHS Test and Trace.
Northern Ireland Protocol still not resolved before summer recess.
Guidance and links to the new immigration system.
Employers considering hiring someone from outside the UK, including the EU, will usually need a sponsor licence.
New code of practice on preventing illegal working from 1 July 2021.
Employers can employ or retain graduating students without having to obtain sponsorship.
Northern Ireland (NI) Protocol, guidance on how to implement expected before summer recess.
The European Union has agreed that the UK’s data protection standards are sufficiently high to allow for the continued flow of data, but it remains to be seen how much reassurance this really offers to UK businesses.
The European Union’s approval of the UK’s data protection standards contrasts sharply with the recent finding of the European Court of Human Rights that aspects of the UK’s controversial RIPA surveillance regime violated Articles 8 and 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Impact of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) on Retention of Title clauses.
Post Brexit extensions agreed.