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  • ABTOT Associate Travlaw: End of Furlough!

    As the sun sets on the  government’s furlough scheme which will end in exactly 15 days’ time on the 30 September, the government has updated its guidance for employers on the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme. However before you all get excited, it’s not an extension to the current scheme, but rather what employers will need to consider […]

  • ABTOT Associate Travlaw: There’s now a ‘Tipping’ Point for Staff Gratuities!

    Previously in respect of tips given to staff, the UK Government pledged to take action. In 2016 they started a consultation on tips, gratuities, cover and service charges. In 2018 they announced their intention to legislate, to provide that tips left for workers are retained in full by those workers. The government estimates that this new […]

  • ABTOT Associate Smart Currency’s latest Quarterly Forecast

    Smart Currency supports ABTOT Members/ T&G clients to make the best decisions for their business by helping them understand FX risk, and how to manage it. Their forecasts are designed to educate finance managers on political and economic movements, and how the uncertainty of the currency markets can affect businesses. In this Quarterly Forecast for […]

  • ABTOT Associate Travlaw answers do you need to justify your cancellation charges?

    Lots of travellers have cancelled their package holidays over the last 15 months or so.  In many cases, tour operators have applied cancellation charges as per their Terms & Conditions; however a growing number of travellers and insurance companies are now challenging the amount of those cancellation charges, by asking tour operators to justify their […]