As of 1st December 2020, the ACAS Early Conciliation period has been extended to last for a set period of six weeks in all cases. But who is ACAS and…
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As of Thursday 5th November 2020, all of us in England will enter the second period of national lockdown. Currently, this is expected to last 4 weeks ending on 2nd…
Another week, another amendment! Rishi Sunak has announced yet further amendments to the new Job Support Scheme (JSS) which is due to start on 1st November. In fact, he has…
There has been much discussion on Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s new Job Support Scheme (JSS) which is due to start on 1st November. This scheme was announced on 24th September to…
‘Mental health conditions are disturbances in a person’s thinking, feeling or behaviour (or a combination of these) that reflect a problem in mental function. They cause distress or disability in…
With restrictions locally and nationally being very closely monitored by the government, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 came into force today (28th September 2020). The regulations…
Nearly two million people in the UK are currently living with sight loss, and by 2050 this number is expected to have more than doubled, with statistics showing 250 people…
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has today (24th September 2020) confirmed that the Furlough scheme will be ending on 31st October, as planned. He said he felt it important to “move…
An estimated one third of the UK work-force can be classed as ex-offenders. But many employers are still not familiar with how to deal with ex-offenders in the workplace. Unspent…
In the UK there are currently around 12 million people (1 in 6) suffering from hearing loss, and with an ageing population this is predicted to rise to 14.2 million…
