How to deal with bank holidays during furlough
Posted By: Julie Leonard
Even though the government has introduced various schemes to assist during the Covid 19 crisis , which has resulted in differences in many employment practices it is vital to refer to the employment contract to clarify employment issues. Where bank holidays are included in the employee’s ov...
Charities and Social Enterprise newsletter
This week we issued Issue 7 of our Charities and Social Enterprise newsletter featuring articles on: Charities Fund approved by the NI Executive Managing Solvency Risks Leases in the time of Covid-19 Serious Incident Reporting to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland and...
Temporary relaxation of corporate governance and insolvency law – new Bill
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
On 20 May 2020 the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill 2020 was published. It seems that it will be enforced by the end of June and should provide a temporary relaxation by offering flexibility to businesses (& charities or social enterprises that are structured as companies, community bene...
Posted By: Sarah Burrows
Closing – 20 May 2020 Following on from the Social Enterprise NI’s Weekly Members Video Call today, SENI has stressed the importance of the following points for the Business Support Grants. • You MUST apply for either of the grants below IF YOU HAVE A RATE PAYERS I...
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
In the current climate of Covid-19, many charities are finding they are close to the edge of the cliff. It is common to carry three months reserves and that time frame is counting down fast. Lack of liquidity and cash flow may already have triggered the going concern or cash flow insolvency test. T...
Remote Hearings – The Client’s Experience
Posted By: Philip Gordon
The prospect of regular remote Court and Tribunal hearings (ie hearings by way of videolink) has been forced upon us by the Coronavirus restrictions. To date they have been used only to a limited extent in Northern Ireland, but they have been taken up swiftly in England and Wales and seem to be the...
Posted By: Bronagh Mulgrew
“No win, no fee” is a phrase familiar to most of us and I deal with many enquiries where people want to instruct me on this basis. However, it is much less well known that “no win, no fee” arrangements are not permitted in this jurisdiction It is important that people ar...
