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Emergency Volunteering Leave
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On Wednesday 25th March 2020, the Coronavirus Act 2020 received Royal Assent. This comes amongst emergency legislation the Government has introduced to help combat the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Act introduces ‘emergency volunteering leave’ which gives workers the opportunity to leave their main job to volunteer temporarily in the NHS or social care sector. Employees will be permitted to apply to an appropriate authority for a certificate which will allow them to act as an emergency volunteer in health or social care.
COVID-19 and Force Majeure
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Many companies in the energy industry will be very concerned about whether, given the disruption arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, they will be able to perform their contractual obligations.
Under English law and Scots law with limited exceptions unless the contract provides otherwise or unless the contracting parties come to an agreement to the contrary, parties must perform their obligations regardless of any external circumstances with which they may be confronted.
Supporting business in challenging times
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We are living in extraordinary times. The Covid-19 crisis is a once in a century event and none of us have faced the likes of this before. We are only at the beginning of it but it looks as though the economy is heading for recession and the crisis is bringing many challenges to all of our businesses. It is a worrying time for all business owners and management teams.
While we will not have the answer to all of your problems, the team at Stronachs is nevertheless always available to provide you with support today and in what will undoubtedly be a challenging future for us all.
Lockdown - The Known and the Unknown
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On the evening of 23 March 2020, the Prime Minister announced the most stringent measures yet to attempt to control the spread of the covid-19 coronavirus. Details of the UK government’s announcement can be found here and the Scottish government’s guidance can be found here.
What we know about ‘lockdown’
Powers of Attorney - Updated Law Society Guidance
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There has been a recent update to Law Society of Scotland guidance regarding Powers of Attorney
While Powers of Attorney ordinarily need to be signed in the presence of a Solicitor or a Doctor, recent Law Society of Scotland guidance has confirmed that this can now be done by way of video conference, meaning that Powers of Attorney can still be signed, registered and made available for use, where required.
Employment Team Coronavirus Resources
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This page contains links to the most recent information relating to employment issues, including governement announcements and associated guidance/advice.
31 July 2020
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - Redundancy Payments
31 July 2020
The Year of Charlie House - Fundraising
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This is the Year of Charlie House
If you would like to show your support and donate to Charlie House we have a Just Giving page which details the many and varied events that will take place over the coming year to raise funds for their Big Build Appeal.
A Guide for Brexit Planning
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We have produced 'A Guide for Brexit Planning' as an overall practical guide for those businesses and people involved in business and commerce and people who are looking for general practical help with some of the issues they may face in the next few months. The Guide has been produced by various teams in Stronachs LLP using open source material and in particular the UK Government’s helpful publications.
For specific advice or information in different areas covered in this Guide please refer to the contact details set out at the back of the Guide.
Click on the image to access the Brexit Planning Guide.
A print-friendly version of the Guide can be be downloaded here.
