The Gazette

Publication Date

29 May 2020

With the 2020 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service winners due to be announced in a special supplement of The Gazette next week, we look at five of last year’s winners.

Publication Date

28 May 2020

In the latest effort to limit the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), the government has launched the new NHS Test and Trace service across England. Kate Palmer of Peninsula explains what it means for employers.

Publication Date

27 May 2020

What is the nil rate band and how much is it currently? Eamonn Daly of Wright Hassall explains how nil rate bands in the UK can help you reduce inheritance tax owed on death.

Publication Date

27 May 2020

Every year, the winners of The Queen’s Awards for Voluntary Service are announced in a special edition of The Gazette. See the recipients of the 2020 Awards here.

Publication Date

21 May 2020

As part of applying for probate, personal representatives need to value the estate of the person who's died. Rachel Collett of Wright Hassall explains how to value a house and its contents.

Publication Date

21 May 2020

The Queen’s Birthday and New Year honours lists are each published in the official newspaper of the Crown, The Gazette. The 2020 Birthday Honours will be announced in a Gazette supplement in autumn 2020.

Publication Date

20 May 2020

Can employers require workers to take holiday during lockdown? And do furloughed workers still accrue holiday? Alan Price of BrightHR explains what employers need to know about annual leave and pay during lockdown.

Publication Date

18 May 2020

According to research, more than a fifth (22%) of organisations are planning redundancies in the three months to July 2020. Kate Palmer of Peninsula suggests five things employers should think about before making staff redundant.

Publication Date

15 May 2020

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the April 2020 individual and company insolvency statistics for England and Wales have been published by the Insolvency Service, together with related company insolvency figures for Scotland.

Publication Date

14 May 2020

What is partial intestacy and who is entitled to the estate when it occurs? Rhiannon Russell of Birketts LLP explains how partial intestacy can arise and what happens when it does.