13 May 2020
COVID-19: Guidance for Employers in the Netherlands
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/netherlands/covid-19-guidance-for-employers-in-the-netherlands

The outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has now been confirmed as a worldwide pandemic and the World Health Organization has declared that this is a public health emergency of international concern. Understandably, ...

24 June 2020
Italy: COVID-19 & Your Global Renewables Supply Chain
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/italy/covid-19-and-your-global-renewables-supply-chain

The renewables sector is feeling the impact as COVID-19 begins to cause huge global disruption to supply chains. The renewables sector is heavily reliant on global supply chains for raw materials and components, as well ...

09 July 2020
UK: Coronavirus and Business Interruption (BI) Insurance: do you have coverage?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/coronavirus-and-business-interruption-bi-insurance

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial and widespread disruption to businesses across the UK, preventing many from operating in their entirety. Consequently, business owners may look to recover some of their ...

30 March 2020
COVID-19: Information for F&B Franchisors in the UK
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/covid-19-information-for-f-and-b-franchisors-in-the-uk

This is a summary of the measures introduced by the Government to combat COVID-19 that will impact on fast food outlets, cafes, coffee shops and restaurants and the financial assistance from the Government available for ...

17 March 2020
Using electronic signatures to avoid meetings and in-person signings
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/using-electronic-signatures-to-avoid-meetings-and-inperson-signings

This article briefly considers how electronic signatures may be used for contracts governed by English law, at a time when signatories may be forced to sign documents remotely.

12 August 2020
Cross-border: COVID-19 related home work does not affect the applicable social security system in the EU
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/covid19-related-home-work-does-not-affect-the-applicable-social-security-system-in-the-eu

Under prevailing EU regulations, the mandatory national social security system (‘SSS’) applicable to a worker active in the EU in cross-border situations is generally based on the (habitual) place of work. Due to ...

23 March 2020
The Coronavirus Bill 2020
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/the-coronavirus-bill-2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to send shockwaves across the globe, it is hard to escape the impact of the virus on individuals and businesses here in the UK. On 19 March 2020, with the stated purpose of enabling a ...

17 March 2020
Employment situation in Germany concerning SARS-CoV-2/ COVID-19
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/employment-situation-in-germany-concerning-sars-cov-2--covid-19

So far, there have only been a few cases of SARS-CoV-2/ COVID-19 (“Corona”) in Germany and no specific measures have been taken or guidelines published by the government or national health authorities. In some areas, ...

06 April 2020
Director's duties and COVID-19
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/directors-duties-and-covid19

Directors have a duty to act in the best interests of the company. A director has the following general duties under the Companies Act 2006:

03 April 2020
EU guidelines on the exercise of the free movement of workers during COVID-19 crisis
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/eu-guidelines-on-the-exercise-of-the-free-movement-of-workers-during-covid-19-crisis

The European Commission just published guidelines on the restrictions of the free movement principles in the context of the current COVID-19 crisis. Based on overriding public security and public health grounds, many ...