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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]