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...
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,...
The Government have provided last minute updates to the Job Retention Scheme, where employees that have been off work due to maternity or paternity leave will be eligible to be Furloughed even after...
The Job Retention Scheme (JRS) was launched in March 2020, to provide financial support to employers during the COVID-19 crisis; aimed to reduce the amount of redundancies. Employers have been able...
The UK Government has just announced further changes to the Job Retention Scheme (Furlough Leave) - what you need to know: From 1st July 2020, employees will be able to go back to work and do some...
Many of us will be asking our employees to return to work today from Furlough Leave. I am sure you have met with much skepticism as to how you plan to keep you colleagues and customers happy and...
During this current period when we are asking our employees to work from home, employers still have a duty to look after the welfare and safety of its employees, even if the situation is temporary....
Any conscientious employer will carry out a probation review when the employee is coming to the end of their employment. Some companies do it at the mid-point. Some employers do it after the...
What are the alternatives to Furloughing employees? The Government provided an update recently on employees qualifying for Furlough. Originally, employees had to be set up on payroll before 28th...
Redundancies should always be a last resort for any business and regardless of the current COVID-19 crisis. The Government introduced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme so they can help businesses...
