by Jennifer Ormond | Feb 5, 2021 | General Guidance, Tales from the Tribunal
On Monday 1 February 2021 The Times reported that the employment tribunal system is broken. Aside from identifying some issues which may have given rise to an increase in claims in both volume and complexity, it went on to condemn ill-trained and inadequate judges....
by Jennifer Ormond | Aug 19, 2020 | Coronavirus Help, General Guidance, Rates of Pay
Did you know that you can re-furlough an employee when they take annual leave? This means that employers can reclaim up to 80% of the holiday pay. If you have to pay it out, you may as well claim some of it back! Our advice is to use the scheme for all it’s...
by Jennifer Ormond | Jul 28, 2020 | Coronavirus Help
In April Martin Lewis campaigned for employers to rehire and furlough staff who had left employment. He was vocal about employers having a moral obligation to do so. A lot of employers took employees back on. Businesses now have staff that they no longer need....
by Jennifer Ormond | Jul 8, 2020 | Coronavirus Help, General Guidance, Rates of Pay
We have been preparing for a deluge of redundancy questions and businesses have already asked “how to I get rid of my higher earners?” The Chancellor’s statement on 8 July is a game changer. He is trying to move the focus from redundancy to recruitment. Although the...
by Jennifer Ormond | Jun 22, 2020 | General Guidance
Aside from redundancy, our current most common question from employers is: “I want to introduce part time furlough but some of my employees have childcare issues. What are my rights as an employer? Can they stay off work and remain on furlough when I need them...
