Welcome to the first edition of Commercial eSpeaking for 2021; we hope this year has started well for you, your family and also your business.

We hope you enjoy reading the articles in this e-newsletter, and find them interesting and useful. To talk further with us on any of the topics covered, or indeed any legal matter, please do not hesitate to contact us.

In this edition:

• Raising capital for your business - some options for offering shares
• Having a puff at work - vaping now treated the same as tobacco smoking 
• Covid relief key expiry dates for businesses in 2021
• Minimum wage increases on 1 April 2021
• Government proposal for sick leave increase