COVID-19: Self-Employed …what about me?
Income Tax payments, which are due in July 2020 under the Self-Assessment system, will be deferred to January 2021.
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COVID-19: OPEN or CLOSED for business
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Business Closures) Regulations 2020.
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COVID-19: Informing your employees about the government’s Job Retention Scheme
Whilst details on this are currently limited at present, the scheme will pay up to 80% of employees wages.
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COVID-19: Do your T&C’s include a Distance Selling cancellation clause?
This could be considered running an organised distance selling scheme.
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COVID-19: Are there any alternatives to redundancies or lay-offs?
The employer may claim ‘some other substantial reason’ as the reason for dismissal.
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COVID-19: Can I lay off my staff temporarily or cut their hours?
If your employment contracts do not contain a clause allowing lay-offs or cuts in hours of work, the contract may be varied by agreement.
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COVID-19: Because of the coronavirus situation, can I make my staff redundant?
Remember that in any situation you are making redundant the job roles, not the individual people.
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COVID-19: What financial support is available from the government?
It seems that the best way is to stop all suppliers’ contracts and pay on an “ad hoc” basis, lay off staff and make redundancies.
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Are you ready for April?
April 2020 will see changes to the minimum wage rate and also the written statement of particulars of employment.
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Consumer Rights Act is for consumers
“Consumer” is defined as an individual acting for purposes that are wholly or mainly outside that individual’s trade, business, craft or profession.
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Trading Standards or double standards
It would be impossible for a dealer to individually check each and every car to ensure all common features are actually present.
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Existing finance and Legal Title
Under a Hire Purchase/Conditional Sale agreement the finance company generally own the car until the end of the finance agreement.
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