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Since October 2024, employers have had a positive duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their workers. From 30 October 2026, the Employment Rights Act 2025 raises that standard. Employers must take all reasonable steps, and they will be liable for harassment of their employees by third parties, such as customers, clients […]
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As you may be aware the Chancellor extended the furlough scheme, but on 29 May 2020 the Chancellor provided some clarity to how the furlough scheme would work after 31 July 2020. So, we’ve prepared this FAQ to help explain some of the changes. What are the key changes that will apply from July 2020? […]
Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced the much-awaited details regarding the CJRS. Here’s a summary of the key points: The last day Employers will be able to put Employees on “furlough” would be 10 June 2020. “Flexible furlough” will be introduced from 1 July 2020. This means employees would be able to work part-time and also be […]
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is likely to, over the coming days, signal the future of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). Since it began the number of furloughed employees has risen to 8.4million, according to HM Treasury figures. With the total value of claims currently made (at the time […]
From Tuesday 26 May, employers can reclaim coronavirus-related statutory sick pay (SSP) paid after 13 March 2020, via HMRC’s new online claims service. Employers are eligible under the Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme if they have a PAYE payroll scheme that started before 28 February 2020 and fewer than 250 employees before this date. […]
Returning to work in a post-lockdown world is very much high on the agenda this week. With the prime minister set to announce a roadmap out of lockdown on Sunday 10 May 2020. As part of that roadmap (and as reported on earlier this week) workplace rules, post-lockdown, are likely to be covered. We look […]
The UK has been in lockdown for several weeks, some UK businesses have had to adapt, and some have had to shut down completely. Never has the UK seen such measures put in place, with many businesses wondering whether they will have a business at the end of this unprecedented situation. As a result of […]
Employers who currently hold a sponsorship licence remain bound by their sponsorship duties. The UK Government announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) to enable employers to pay staff who would have otherwise been made redundant due to the coronavirus. Under the CJRS scheme, any employee who would have been laid off due to the […]
UPDATE: Following announcements on Friday 29 May 2020, we produced an updated article. We are still expecting some clarification on various points concerning Furlough leave. Here are some key points to note: Annual Leave – An employee can take annual leave while on furlough. However, the employer will have to “top up” to 100% of […]
The Furlough scheme eligibility date has now been extended to 19 March 2020, from 28 February 2020. Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, employers can access government support to continue paying part of their employees’ salary (80%) for those employees that would have otherwise been laid off during this crisis. Initially, the scheme supported those […]
