17
Jul
Covid-19
08
Jun
Working from Home after Covid-19 – What Employers Need to Know
This Article first appeared in the Sunday 7th June, 2020 edition of the Trinidad Business Guardian. The Covid-19 pandemic and resulting restrictions on the operation of non-essential businesses pushed many employers into implementing temporary working from home arrangements in order to...
22
May
Getting Back to Business – A Hamel-Smith Webinar
On May 22, 2020, Hamel-Smith hosted its second webinar with the theme "Getting Back to Business". Access the slide deck here and view a recording of the webinar
18
May
Covid-19 Legal Update: Manufacturing and Construction Sectors Back to Work
On the 16th of May, 2020, the Prime Minister announced that Phase 2 of the lifting of the Covid-19 restrictions and measures will be pulled forward to Thursday 21st May, 2020 (having been initially scheduled to begin on May 24th,...
17
May
Covid-19 Legal Updates: MOH guidelines on measures for re-opening
In contemplation of the phasing out of the restriction on operations of most businesses in Trinidad and Tobago by the Government, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has published guidelines
13
May
COVID-19 Legal Update: Regulation 14 adds trade union services to the list of essential services
The Public Health [2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)] (No. 13) Regulations 2020 were revoked and replaced
13
May
COVID-19 UPDATE: ‘STAY AT HOME’ AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES REGULATIONS ISSUED
By the Public Health [2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)] (No. 5) Regulations 2020 the Government of Trinidad and Tobago ordered that from Monday 30th March 2020 until Wednesday 15th April 2020, individuals must not be at work
11
May
COVID-19: Regulation No. 13 brings ease of restrictions
On the 10th May, 2020, the Public Health [2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)] (No. 12) Regulations 2020 were revoked
27
Apr
Covid-19: What to expect for ongoing and new court matters?
This post was first published on 27 April, 2020 and was last updated on 16 May, 2020 to reflect the Covid-19 Emergency Practice Directions issued on 15 May 2020 in Gazette No. 71. These Practice Directions have extended the suspension...
20
Apr
COVID-19, PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION
Among the many societal shifts that have been triggered by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is an even greater public reliance on data and technology.