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 […]
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 […]
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 […]