Preparing for a return to the office
As businesses start to reopen and return to their physical spaces, what does this mean for employees and employers? What will the new workplace look like and will flexible working continue? For employers, the return to work will permit them to have more staff back in the workplace, which may be good news for companies…
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SEISS What is Reduced Activity
What is mean by impacted by reduced activity, capacity and demand This applies to your business if it has been impacted by reduced activity, capacity or demand due to coronavirus. For example, you: have fewer customers or clients than you’d normally expect, resulting in reduced activity due to social distancing or government restrictions have one…
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Paying dividends:
The adverse impact of coronavirus on some companies’ trading fortunes now means business owners need to watch out before they calculate dividends, as they may be liable for losses should the business subsequently fail. The law on distributions applies not only to dividends, but to any form of distribution to shareholders. Put simply, a distribution…
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National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rise from 1 April
Millions of workers in all parts of the UK will receive a pay increase from today as minimum pay rates rise, with the age threshold reduced to 23 year olds Around two million of the UK’s lowest-paid workers will benefit from an increase in National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage. The National Living Wage…
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