Note: This is an audio recording of a live webinar in our series of webinars covering the business challenges presented by the COVID-19 outbreak. To watch the webinar on demand and access the resource materials, please visit our dedicated COVID-19: Webinar Series (Global) page. 

This episode looks at a number of the key issues currently being faced by UK employers, and the government support available. Among other things, we consider key questions for management, including in relation to:

• handling employee sickness, holiday and self-isolation;
• the challenges around home working;
• government's Job Retention Scheme (including coverage for pension contributions); and
• collective redundancies and alternatives for cutting costs (including the scope for employers to reduce or defer pension contributions).

This episode is chaired by James Palmer, Chair and Senior Partner of Herbert Smith Freehills, who is joined by expert colleagues Tim Leaver and Rachel Pinto (Partners in our Employment, Pensions and Incentives team) who will share their experience and views on these issues.