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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 will...

The Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, also known as the furlough scheme, is due to end on 31 October 2020. Join us to explore some of the options that employers will have, including the new Job Support Scheme, as they start to evaluate the impact on their...

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...

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 for...

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...

The Government have set out how the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be changing over the next few months. Here are the details you need to know about: 10 June 2020 is the last date that employers can put an employee on furlough. Originally scheduled for 1 August...

We have been asked what employers can do if they need to run a disciplinary or grievance process whilst an employee is on furlough. ACAS have issued some helpful guidance on this. It can be found...

The Government has published another update to its guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Here is a summary of the update: 1. Employers can reclaim 80% of compulsory (which we assume to mean contractual) commission back from HMRC, as well as basic salary....

Employment Law changes fast at the best of times but in these unprecedented times things are changing faster than ever. Here is another change. The Government has just announced that it will allow workers to carry over up to 4 weeks annual leave into the next two...