As the world is starting to get back to normal and here in the UK our government restrictions are lifting, so is the furlough scheme. The government job retention scheme (furlough) will be reducing...
Sick Pay Or Full Pay For Self-isolation During Coronavirus
If one of your employees has been in contact with someone with symptoms of Coronavirus, or if they need to self-isolate, they are entitled to be paid. What pay they receive will firstly depend on...
Managing Leave And Furlough In The Workplace
VIDEO TUTORIAL: There are recent...
BREAKING NEWS – Employers To Get Funding To Top Up Employee Wages After 31/10/2020
Yesterday we saw the breaking news that the Government plan to top up employees salaries following the closure of the Furlough scheme (Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme); in fear of mass redundancies...
Do I Have To Pay Staff For Training On Furlough And When Un-Furloughed?
As we see the end of the furlough period and the job retention scheme (expires on 31st October 2020), many employers will are bringing employees back to work. For some employees, they may have been...
Vegan HR Consultancy For Vegan Businesses And Charities
(The Vegan Society Trademark) In the last six years and since the launch of Veganuary, we have seen an unprecedented amount of new vegans and vegan businesses, along with animal rights charities...
EMPLOYER ADVICE: Do you know if you are obligated to pay staff whilst they are in quarantine?
If your staff decide to take annual leave and go to a country where they are required to quarantine when they return, do you know how to handle this situation? Most employers we are supporting are...
HR support for Zero Waste companies
(Clean Kilo in Birmingham) The rise of zero waste companies is just incredible. It was something needed for so long. Do you remember the day when you would pop into a sweet shop and you would have a...
Returning Furloughed Workers To Work Whilst Claiming Job Retention Scheme Grant
On 12th June 2020, the Government announced further changes to the Job Retention Scheme and Furloughed Workers. From 1st July 2020, employers are able to return Furloughed Workers to work. The...
Employee redundancy is a complex issue – our guide to the main pitfalls to avoid:
Redundancies in the workplace environment are part and parcel of every day life for small to medium sized businesses. A downturn in sales, very often results in needing to reduce the biggest costs,...




