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The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) set up earlier in 2020 will be wound down by the Chancellor by October 2020. From 1st July 2020, employers have been able to implement flexible furlough arrangements including part-time arrangements. The rules of the CJRS state that the employer must however keep a new written agreement to record […]
As a reflection of the ever-changing picture in terms of many of the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown measures, the Senior Traffic Commissioner’s guidance to goods and passenger vehicle operators has been updated once again. The latest version of the document was uploaded on 30th July 2020 and can be found by clicking here. The new changes […]
Coach & Bus Haulage & Logistics
Tyres that are 10 or more years old are to be banned from use on roads by buses, coaches and lorries. The announcement of these new measures was made by Roads Minister Baroness Vere on 15th July 2020, and follows many years of work by road safety campaigners and lengthy government consultation which included a […]
This case which has just been heard by The Supreme Court will decide and hopefully clarify some of the issues around the status of 3rd-party contractors and whether they are contractors or whether they are workers and as such entitled to statutory benefits (including the minimum wage). Uber’s case is that the drivers are independent, […]