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Employment Law update event – 25th November 2020. Join us…
Employment Law evolves at a rapid pace and this year has been particularly challenging. During these unprecedented times, employers have been trying to get to grips with the Government Schemes aimed to combat the effects of Covid-19 and support their workforce...
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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 will...
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Kickstart Scheme webinar
As part of the Government’s “Plan for Jobs” they have launched the Kickstart Scheme. This aims to create thousands of work placements, fully funded by the Government, to help businesses recover from the impact of COVID-19, while also helping young people back into...
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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 are the outline...
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Employment law event – Exploring options for employers post the furlough scheme
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...
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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...
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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 for...
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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...
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Changes to the furlough scheme – what to look out for
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...
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ACAS guidance on conducting disciplinary and grievances during furlough
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...
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