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Job Support Scheme (JSS) extended

Job Support Scheme (JSS) extended

It was announced on 9 October 2020, that the Government’s Job Support Scheme will be extended. The expanded scheme provides the following: Firms whose premises are legally required to shut for some period over winter as part of local or national restrictions...
Helpful guidance on the new Job Support Scheme

Helpful guidance on the new Job Support Scheme

It is well known that the Government furlough scheme is tapering down and finishes at the end of October 2020. We now have details of it’s replacement, the “Job Support Scheme”. A fact sheet from HM Treasury tells us how the scheme will work and here...
Proportion of companies calculating their ethnicity pay gap increases

Proportion of companies calculating their ethnicity pay gap increases

Larger companies have had to report on their gender pay gap for some time and it is likely that in time the Government will require smaller companies to do so. Currently, the law does not require companies to report on their ethnicity pay gap. However, accountancy...
Statutory payments must be on normal pay and not furlough pay

Statutory payments must be on normal pay and not furlough pay

With effect from tomorrow, new Regulations come into force. The Regulations say that employers must calculate certain statutory payments, which include redundancy and notice pay, based on a furloughed employee’s normal pay. With redundancy becoming more possible...
Documenting flexible furlough

Documenting flexible furlough

Today is the first day that employers can take advantage of the flexibility the Government has given to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.  The changes mean that employers can bring employees back from furlough on a part time basis and keep them on furlough for the...