Flexible Furlough Scheme
The Government have announced further details of the new flexible furlough scheme due to start on the 1st July 2020. From 1st July, employers can bring furloughed employees back to work for any amount of time and any shift pattern, while still being able to claim CJRS grant for the hours not worked. Employers will have […]
CJRS closed for new entrants after 30th June 2020
Another Friday during lockdown means another update on the furlough scheme! As we had anticipated, Rishi Sunak announced increased flexibility to the coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS) over the next few months. From 1st July 2020, employers will be able to bring furloughed employees back to work on a part time basis. The government will […]
BREAKING NEWS: Extension of the furlough scheme confirmed
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced today that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is to be extended for a period of 4 months, until the end of October 2020. He has confirmed that there will be no changes to the current scheme until the end of July, but that from August, the scheme will allow […]
COVID-19 Recovery Strategy Road Map
The government has published Our Plan to Rebuild: The UK Government’s COVID-19 Recovery Strategy with the aim of guiding the UK out of lockdown on a staged basis. In relation to returning to work, the Plan states that, from Wednesday 13th May 2020: “For the foreseeable future, workers should continue to work from home […]
BREAKING NEWS: HMRC provides clarity on the furlough scheme requirements
It has been a matter of some debate over the past few weeks as to whether or not employers needed a written agreement from an employee to cease all work in order to be able to claim under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. This arose as a result of a discrepancy between the Treasury Direction, […]
Hot off the press: HMRC’s amendment to the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme
HMRC have just announced that they have changed the qualifying date when an employee has to be on employer’s payroll to benefit from the furlough scheme. This has been changed to 19th March 2020 when it was previously 28th February 2020. Some would say this welcome announcement comes after a lot of backlash. This announcement […]
New points-based immigration system to be introduced
Being part of the EU meant that as a member state, we enjoyed the free movement of people and goods within the EU, i.e. we could travel freely between each member state as we pleased. Following our departure from the EU, the Home Office have announced a new points-based immigration system which will come into […]
The Good Work Plan… Remember that?
In the chaos that has engulfed employment law in the past few weeks and months with coronavirus, the date of the 6th April may have slipped your mind. So, that’s why are giving you a quick refresher on what you need to know about the Good Work Plan to ensure you put in place the necessary […]
Holiday pay – Changes to minimise the impact of COVID-19
The Government has today announced that new legislation is going to be introduced which will allow workers to carry over up to 4 weeks of their annual leave entitlement into the next 2 leave years, where it has not been possible for them to take some or all of their holidays due to the Coronavirus. […]
Update: Employees able to access Isolation Notes online
With more and more people self-isolating and NHS resources struggling to cope with the demand for Fit Notes, employers have been asking us whether they have to pay employees if they self-isolate. Of course, employees can self-certify without evidence for the first 7 days of absence and if their absence continues beyond that, they need […]