30 Jul 2020
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has announced this morning (Thursday 30 July 2020) that it is bringing in a new law to ensure that all furloughed employees will receive Statutory Redundancy Payments calculated based on 100% of their normal pay, rather than their furlough…
Employment & HR
08 Jul 2020
Rishi Sunak has today addressed the House of Commons with his plan to kickstart the UK economy again and protect the jobs of workers. The measures proposed by Rishi Sunak include the following: Bonuses for businesses that bring back furloughed workers The Chancellor announced that the…
Employment & HR
06 Jul 2020
In Hill v Lloyds Bank plc, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld the Tribunal's decision that it would have been a reasonable adjustment for the employer to promise the employee that she would not be required to work with two colleagues identified in this case that had a negative impact on her…
Employment & HR
02 Jul 2020
Have you gone far enough in regards to your obligations under the Equality Act 2010? There is no doubt that over the last quarter of the year you have lost sleep wondering if your business will survive the worldwide pandemic brought on by the spread of covid-19. The Government recently announced…
Employment & HR
01 Jul 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to sweep across the country and beyond, businesses in the manufacturing sector have faced significant operational challenges. Whilst some businesses have closed down operations completely in response to falling demand and/or government guidance, others operating…
Employment & HR
25 Jun 2020
Following the long-awaited announcement that businesses in the hospitality sector can prepare to reopen from 4 July 2020, the government has published lengthy guidance to address safe working within the 'visitor economy' during coronavirus. In terms of what is meant by 'visitor economy…
Employment & HR
15 Jun 2020
Key points to note · FFS can be implemented from 1 July 2020. · 31 July is the last date that claims can be submitted for June 2020 - unless employees are returning from a period of statutory leave such as maternity, paternity etc. · A single claim is capped by the…
Employment & HR
12 Jun 2020
On 29 May 2020, the Chancellor announced further updates to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ("Scheme") which included a cut-off date of 30 June 2020 for new furlough applications. For further details of the updates announced last month, please see our briefing summarising the changes to…
Employment & HR
01 Jun 2020
On 12 May 2020, the Chancellor announced that the CJRS (the Scheme) was extended until the end of October 2020, but that the Scheme would continue in the normal way up until 31 July 2020. The Chancellor proposed that from August 2020, employers would be required to share the proportion of the wage…
Employment & HR
26 May 2020
The use of social media by employers can be seen as a double-edged sword: if used correctly, it can be an invaluable tool and if mismanaged, it can potentially pose and result in significant reputational damage - in various ways. The latter was most recently illustrated on Sunday evening, when a…
Employment & HR
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