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The hospitality sector faces a unique combination of employment law and immigration challenges. High staff turnover, irregular hours, tipping obligations, a heavy reliance on overseas workers, and a workforce spanning employees, workers, and agency staff all under significant cost pressure create a complex compliance environment. The April 2026 changes have added further layers of risk. […]
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Following an announcement from the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, the government is extending furlough until March 2021 and increasing support for the self-employed. Workers across the United Kingdom will benefit from increased support with a five-month extension of the furlough scheme. The government will continue to cover 80% of employees’ wages at firms affected by coronavirus […]
Many businesses have already made decisions to make redundancies or place staff on the job support scheme (JSS). However, after the announcement on 31 October 2020, businesses may need to review their plans and now have the option to place employees on full-time furlough or flexible furlough again. The level of the grant will be […]
The Coronavirus pandemic has placed us in strange and uncertain times, affecting every industry in some way. As we adjust to the ‘new normal’, recruitment has begun to increase again, albeit not to the same levels as pre-covid. When hiring, it is important to ensure the successful candidate has all the necessary qualifications and desired […]
What is a redundancy selection pool? A redundancy selection pool is a way of grouping employees, with similar roles, who are at risk of redundancy. Any employees selected for a redundancy selection pool must be done fairly and in no way discriminated against. It is important to document your selection criteria and process. A […]
UPDATED 22 October 2020: following announcements from the chancellor — Instead of a minimum requirement from employers to 55% of wages for a third of hours, as announced previously. Employers will have to pay for a minimum of 20% of usual hours worked, and 5% of hours not worked. The government will now fund 62% […]
What are remote employees? Remote employees are employees of a business that carry out work outside of the company’s physical office. There are different levels of remote employee. From those working one day a week away from home to fully remote employees who rarely visit a physical office space. With the recent global events, many […]
What is the Job Support Scheme? The Job Support Scheme will run for six months from 1 November 2020. The Scheme acts as a wage subsidy for employers that are unable to offer their employees full-time hours. To be eligible, employees must work for at least one-third of their standard working hours. For the remaining […]
You may have heard that from 1 January 2021, free movement will end and the UK will introduce a new points-based immigration system. This means that EU and non-EU citizens who want to come to the UK to work will be treated equally. The process will be similar to the current system. Under the points-based […]
Redundancy is one of the most important topics in the current climate, as business owners and senior managers get to grips with the crippling effect of COVID-19 on their businesses. Therefore, if businesses are considering dismissing employees on grounds of redundancy they must understand what it is and how to get it right, to avoid […]
