Our gift to you
Another employment law is introduced that favours employees. The minimum wage is increasing by almost 10%, staff are threatening strike action if their demands are not met, soon they will be able to request flexible working from day one of employment and you won’t be able to stop low paid/part-time employees from working for anyone […]
Risk to employers of more backdated holiday pay claims
The Supreme Court has provided guidance on the way in which UK employers must calculate holiday pay for “part year workers.” The Court held that workers who are only employed for part of the year, but whose contract lasts for the full year, are entitled to a full years’ worth of statutory holiday entitlement, 5.6 […]
Employment Status – who gives a sh**!
In recent months, we have been inundated with articles about the imminent changes to the IR35 rules and this got me thinking about the issue of employment status and what these changes will mean if anything. As an employment lawyer I often become bogged down in the legal intricacies of someone’s employment status, but when […]
Are you avoiding making redundancies because you can’t afford statutory redundancy payments?
Are you avoiding making redundancies because you cannot afford the statutory redundancy payments? Well, as an employer you may have access to financial assistance! To clarify, you must make statutory redundancy payments to redundant employees who meet the qualifying criteria – This is usually where employees have over 2 years’ continuous service. Failing to pay […]
New Immigration Points System Goes Live
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New Time Limits for Furlough Claims
If you intend to lodge a furlough claim with the HMRC, then be sure to make a note of the following information: Claims from 1 November 2020 must be submitted by 11:59pm 14 calendar days after the month you’re claiming for. If this time falls on the weekend or a bank holiday, then claims should […]
Anti-Bullying Week
It’s Anti-Bullying week! Whilst 2020 has brought all sorts of unexpected turns, it is great to see that schools throughout the UK are still participating in anti-bullying week. Whether you are a parent, grandparent, auntie or uncle, we all want children to be happy and feel safe against bullying – particularly if we have experienced […]
Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme
The Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme is set to launch next week! Following the coronavirus outbreak, the Government have put together a package of support measures for businesses who have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. As part of this package, Employers will be able to recover coronavirus related statutory sick pay (“SSP”). A […]
Requiring employees to take holiday during furlough
Employers, you can now require employees to take holiday during furlough! Furloughed employees are continuing to accrue statutory holiday entitlements (and any additional holiday provided for under their contract of employment). Subsequently, this could result in a number of employees accruing a total of 8 months’ holiday! The Government has recently published guidance stating that […]
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 […]