The Job Support Scheme: making sense of the new rules
The Furlough scheme is still in place and shall continue until the end of October. So, you can still put employees on flexible furlough if they meet the requirements of the scheme. Last week and in yesterday’s briefing, Rishi Sunak announced that the job support scheme has been extended for those businesses who are in […]
Self- Isolating Coronavirus Regulations and what this means for Employers
New regulations are due to come into force at midnight in relation to people who are self-isolating. The regulations are complex to say the least, but the Regulation which is extremely important for employers, is regulation 7. Regulation 7 states that if an employee or agency worker is expected to self-isolate and an employer permits […]
New Job Support Scheme FAQ’s
Rishi Sunak announced the New Job Support Scheme yesterday, which will essentially replace the furlough scheme, when this comes to an end on the 31st October. So, what is it and how will it work? What is the aim of the Job Support Scheme? The scheme has been designed to protect jobs and assist employers […]
New Jobs support scheme unveiled
Rishi Sunak has just unveiled the governments new support package to help businesses in the fight against coronavirus. It has been confirmed that the furlough scheme will come to an end next month and the focus is now to support businesses in bringing people back to work; which this new scheme will do. So, what […]
Face masks for shop workers mandatory
Further to Boris Johnson’s address to the nation on Tuesday evening, it has now become law for shop workers to wear face coverings whilst at work. Previously, it was only shoppers who had to wear face coverings, but as the cases of coronavirus are on the rise, this has now been extended. This means that […]
New furlough?
News just in is that Rishi Sunak is considering implementing a new subsidy scheme to come into effect when the current furlough scheme comes to an end on the 31st October 2020. There are two possible proposals which have been put forward. 1. The introduction of a subsidy paid for by the state if employers were […]
Work from home if you can?
With the rates of Covid-19 infections on the rise, Boris Johnson will address the nation this evening to explain what the new rules are and what measures are being put in place to tackle the dramatic surge in cases. What has been announced? The Government had previously launched a campaign aimed at getting people back […]
Changes to furlough pay claims
Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme with effect from 1st September 2020.
Furloughed employees entitled to receive full redundancy payments
The government have just announced the introduction of a new law which will mean that employees who have been furloughed are entitled to receive their statutory redundancy pay based on their normal wages rather than furloughed wages. This new law will come into effect from today (30th July 2020) but will come into force from the […]
Summer Budget
Yesterday, the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced the Covid-19 summer budget which saw him introduce several initiatives in order to help businesses recover and kickstart the economy. These include the following: Job Retention Bonus Firstly, Employers will receive a £1000 bonus (per employee), for each furloughed employee who remains in continuous employment until 31st January 2021. In […]