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13 May 2021

'Back to work but not the way we worked' - Ditching WFH will remain TBC a while yet

Confusion and tricky calls await employers hoping to return to the office in 2021.

24 March 2021

Changing Australian workplaces for the Covid recovery

The Australian Government has made much of pledges to change the workplace to support post-Covid recovery. Can it deliver?

09 August 2021

People: Covid-19 Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (Germany)

The obligation of employers in Germany to offer working from home ended as of July 2021. However, employers still must offer employees an antigen rapid or self-test at least twice...

23 September 2020

People: New remote work regulations (Spain)

On 23 September 2020, the Spanish Official State Journal (Boletín Oficial del Estado) published Royal Decree-law 28/2020, of 22 September (“RDL 28/2020”), on remote work. The new regulation will enter...

19 August 2020

People: Victoria’s Stage 4 restrictions: Navigating the current rules for employers*

*This update reflects the Victorian government’s stage 4 restrictions and directions and is accurate as of 19 August 2020. Employers relying on this information should always seek up to date...

11 August 2020

People: Job Retention Scheme (UK)

Updated 11 August 2020 On 29 May 2020 the Chancellor confirmed the extension of the HMRC's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ("CJRS"), with new flexibility added for employers to partially furlough...

23 July 2020

People: Changes to JobKeeper and JobSeeker – what you need to know (Australia)

The Australian Government has announced that it will extend the JobKeeper Payment scheme until 28 March 2021, subject to modifications to tighten employer eligibility and a phased reduction in the...

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08 July 2020

People: Post-lockdown issues for employers (UK)

On 11 May 2020 the UK Government published its roadmap for coming out of lockdown, providing for a (conditional) phased return of schools and businesses over the coming months and...

03 July 2020

People: Key actions checklists for trustees and employers of DC schemes (UK) - Updated

Current events related to Covid-19 and the related economic impact are raising a number of time critical pensions-related issues that employers with defined contribution (DC) schemes and trustees of such...