How Employee Relations can help businesses pave a way through the global crisis
As the entire world continues in the long road towards some form of recovery, what impact can Employee Relations (ER) have on organisations that are doing everything they can to survive? As COVID-19 continues to […]
Coronavirus update – 22nd May 2020
A new Treasury Direction for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been published today which seeks to clarify a number of issues from the first version, and confirms the original extension of the Furlough Scheme […]
Coronavirus update – 12th May 2020
Boris Johnson issued a statement on 10th May 2020 that explained, in part, the gradual move employers will take to ease businesses out of lockdown. However, this still applies only to those employees who cannot […]
Breaking News – Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
This afternoon the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced an extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). The scheme will be extended by four months until the end of October 2020 and will be adjusted […]
Coronavirus update – 7th May 2020
1. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has announced guidance for employers. Whilst the guidance is fairly short and directs readers to their existing guidance, it has been noted that the Covid-19 outbreak is having […]
Six ways to remain productive when working from home
As the UK continues the ‘second phase’ of lockdown, the mass move to remote working has challenged many employers and their teams to adapt to new ways of working. For many organisations, the prospect of […]
Record level of ER enquiries help to support Coronavirus-hit organisations
We have provided UK businesses with more than 800 hours of employer-based advice in March 2020 – a 60% increase compared to time logged in the same month last year. Following the Coronavirus outbreak, over 200 […]
Coronavirus update – Job Retention Scheme
Yesterday HMRC guidance was updated and the Treasury issued a Direction to HMRC regarding the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. There were several new requirements included in the Treasury Direction which are different to the previously […]
Breaking News – Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
The fourth version of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme guidance has just been published. The qualifying date, when the employee has to have been on the employer’s payroll, has changed from 28 February to 19 […]
Coronavirus update – a warning to businesses
There is a lot of information out there on television and radio in relation to the Coronavirus and the impact on employment rights. Much of the speculation and comments are being made by individuals who […]
Coronavirus update – 30th March 2020
Furlough Leave and Voluntary work/Secondary Employment Over 750,000 people have now applied to become an NHS volunteer. It is clear from the government’s guidance on the Job Retention Scheme – or Furlough scheme, that volunteering […]
Coronavirus update – mandatory business closures
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 came into force at 1pm on 26th March 2020. These Regulations implement the Prime Minister’s statement on Monday in relation to mandatory business closures and give that […]
Updated guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
The Government has published further guidance of the scheme. We do not know whether further guidance will published or legislation enacted in the future. We have compiled a list of the main points for employers […]
Coronavirus update – who can go to work during lockdown?
As we know, the country is now in lockdown. But what does this mean in practical terms? There has been some confusion regarding what this means as it appears we are in a partial rather […]
Coronavirus update – advice following school closures
As schools closed their doors last week, parents and businesses across the country have been left wondering how they will manage childcare and provide an education for their children. Schools and all childcare providers are […]