International
With the rapidly changing status of COVID-19, businesses are facing many urgent and unique challenges.
We want to play our part in helping you, your business and your industry move past them. As a firm, we have already started to advise many of our clients on issues relating to COVID-19 in the UK and internationally through our global relationship with Ius Laboris for employment and immigration and GALA for advertising and marketing, as well as from our offices in Ireland and Hong Kong.
We also have a range of resources available here to help with international business issues relating to COVID-19, including a useful guide on restructuring for international employers, and a Back to Work: Guide for International Employers, produced in conjunction with our international colleagues.
Please click the image below to access the full guide.
If you have further questions, or if you would like our support or any specific situation related to coronavirus, please do get in touch.
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