It seems like a lifetime since the Chancellor first announced a package of support for individuals and businesses that were going to be impacted by the national lockdown back in March of this year. With an ever changing backdrop of restrictions, tiers, lockdowns, initiatives, grants and strategies designed to keep people safe and the economy […]
I was recently asked whether we had witnessed any corporate ‘casualties’ as a result of the Covid pandemic, the answer to which was, I am pleased to report, no. However, I fully accept that being early June, we are far from clear of the woods and still remain in a somewhat cosseted environment, with the […]
The Job Retention Scheme has been set up to help pay people’s wages. Any employer in the country (small or large, including charitable or non-profit) will be eligible for the scheme. The scheme makes regular references to ‘Furloughing‘ employees, a largely unheard-of term now the ‘F’ word of choice around the country. But what does […]
Back in 2015, we published a blog entitled ‘Can Chichester catch a Chinese cold?’. The question at that point related to the early signs of a slowdown in the Chinese economy and the potential ripples that would send out to global markets and closer to home. When drafting the original post, the idea of a […]