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Access our services for FREE through Government Grant
Let us help your business for FREE! The Government has launched the Small Business COVID Recovery Scheme. Under this scheme each local business hub has an allocation out of a fund of £20m to give small businesses a grant to recover from Covid-19. These grants are for...
Furlough can pay for annual leave!
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 worth!...
Employment Tribunals – increases and delays due to Covid-19
It is fair to say that there has been steady increase in Tribunal Claims since the abolition of fees in July 2017. We have previously detailed this increase but cases brought by single claimants increased again in the first quarter of 2020 by 18% (year to year comparison).
Extension of Isolation Period
The Chief Medical Officers have extended to self-isolation period for those with symptoms of Covid-19. What has changed? All of the UK Chief Medical Officers have extend the isolation period to 10 days. If you have symptoms of, or have been tested positive for,...
REINSTATED FOR FURLOUGH – NOW WHAT?
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....
Furlough Update
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...
Return to Work
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....
Kickstart Scheme: Out with the old in with the new!
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...
“I’ve got childcare problems, can I stay on furlough?”
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 here?"...