As a business owner, you may wonder if you can still use a COVID-19 clause in your contracts. It is fair to say that the COVID-19 global pandemic truly changed the world. While most people want the world to return to normal, the virus remains in transmission in high numbers in the UK. Despite the Government\u2019s removal of most measures, the virus is still impacting businesses through staff absence and transmission risks. This article will explore whether your company can insert wording into its contracts to safeguard necessary cancellations due to COVID-19 infection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The virus continues to spread in the UK, and infection rates remain high. While vaccinated individuals appear to suffer reduced symptoms of the virus, it can still cause staff to become unwell and unavailable for work. Moreover, even when an individual feels well enough to work, some companies prefer to stay at home and avoid infection within the workplace or transmission to a client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When drafting contracts, it is essential to include wording that specifies how one party can end the contract. In this way, it can sometimes be risky to end a contract due to COVID-19 infection (particularly at the last minute) unless the written agreement specifically allows this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the first lockdown period, many English organisations took risks using force majeure clauses to cancel commercial contracts when their wording was vague.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
However, because some cancellations were outside the scope of such clauses, many businesses found themselves in unexpected legal disputes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Continue reading this article below the form\n <\/i>\n<\/a>\n