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Managing Unpredictability
For businesses operating in the leisure industry, to say the last 24 months have been turbulent would be an understatement, with Covid-19 and Brexit combining to create significant challenges for […]
Continue ReadingLadhar Group acquisition paves way for sector resurgence
Despite the hugely difficult conditions for leisure operators, we have continued to see ambition and investment in preparation for the recovery and future prosperity of the industry. While some have […]
Continue ReadingCovid-19 Bounce Back
When we sat down to discuss our annual North East Leisure Supplement two years ago, we planned to highlight the peaks and troughs experienced by the leisure industry over the […]
Continue ReadingICO seeks to review data protection practices of senior civil servants handling sensitive information during the pandemic.
The ICO has called for a government review into the use of private emails and social media channels during the pandemic following concerns detailed in the ICO report “Behind the […]
Continue ReadingThe Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022
We have provided a number of articles over recent months about the various temporary measures which were introduced by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020, which aimed to help […]
Continue ReadingAllette v Scarsdale Grange Nursing Home Ltd: Employee’s dismissal for refusing Covid-19 vaccination was fair and interference with Article 8 right to privacy was justified
The claimant, Ms Allette, worked in a nursing home providing care to dementia sufferers. Whilst not required under statute at the time, the home had implemented vaccinations as a condition […]
Continue ReadingCovid-19: Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme re-introduced for SME’s
In light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and new Omicron variant, regulations have been temporarily re-introduced to allow businesses to recover Statutory Sick Pay (“SSP”) for Covid-related absences. The Scheme […]
Continue ReadingCovid-19: Temporary changes to statutory sick pay rules
As of last Friday (17th December 2021), new temporary rules, which provide an extension to self-certification time periods for statutory sick pay (“SSP”) purposes, are in place. Prior to 17th […]
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