Back to Work - “The New Normal”? – Employment Law and Health & Safety Issues
28 August 2020
Whatever the ’new normal’ is, there are many employment law and Health & Safety issues to consider.
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Coronavirus Job Retention Bonus
09 July 2020
Yesterday the Chancellor delivered his Summer 2020 economic update (or mini-budget) setting out various measures to assist with stimulating the economy following Covid-19. The headline issue, from an employment law perspective, is the creation of a coronavirus job retention bonus. There are, however, some additional employment funding initiatives which were also announced.
Latest Updates to Furlough Guidance
15 June 2020
On 12 June HMRC published further updates to the official guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), including details of the flexible furlough scheme, which commences on 1 July 2020. We provide a link below to the guidance:
Flexible furlough – restricting the scope of the scheme?
01 July 2020
Since the latest Treasury direction on the Coronavirus Job Retention (“furlough”) Scheme was published last week, employers and advisers have been getting to grips with the latest changes.
Coronavirus – The employee who does not want to come back to work
16 June 2020
As the economy continues to suffer from the effects of the pandemic and lockdown, some steps are now being taken in the direction of a resumption of some sort of normality. Over the next few weeks, it is likely that business activity will open up significantly, with construction sites, offices, shops, and eventually even restaurants and pubs, beginning to trade.