by Kevin Murphy | Jul 29, 2020 | Coronavirus Help, General Guidance
Many people rushed to book their summer holidays as the Government started to ease the UK’s lockdown. The recent changes to quarantine regulations have caused more uncertainty for employers and employees. The new guidance is that anyone who is returning from Spain...
by Kevin Murphy | Jul 28, 2020 | Coronavirus Help, General Guidance
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (Furlough) is due to change. As of 1 August 2020 the contribution to be made by both the Government and the employer will change and will continue to do so each month until Furlough ends on 31 October 2020. The employee must...
by Kevin Murphy | Jul 28, 2020 | Coronavirus Help, General Guidance
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is due to end on 31 October 2020. Although many businesses re-opened after lockdown was lifted and brought their employees back to work, the guidance from the Government remains that you should work form home where you can....
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 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....
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...
by Jennifer Ormond | Mar 17, 2020 | Coronavirus Help, General Guidance
In these uncertain times a number of businesses are facing difficultly. It is important to understand all your options and here we discuss lay-off, short time working and the time limits to bear in mind to avoid compulsory redundancies. Lay-off and Short Time Working...
