July 15th, 2020
We feel it is worth reminding everyone that from this month the new Flexible Furlough Scheme is in operation. Under the old scheme an employee had to be furloughed for...
June 10th, 2020
Employees have a right to protect themselves in circumstances of danger that they reasonably consider to be serious and imminent. Dismissing an employee in these circumstances will be automatically unfair....
June 10th, 2020
One concern that many employers have is how to deal with employees who refuse to return to work when requested to do so. Can this be treated as misconduct? Employers...
June 10th, 2020
The government is in the process of rolling out a new scheme designed to identify those who have been in contact with an infected person and having them self-isolate for...
June 10th, 2020
The employer has a duty to take all reasonable steps to provide employees with a safe place to work and a safe way of working. The coronavirus crisis is unique...
June 10th, 2020
Despite a limited easing of the lockdown, Government advice remains that employees should work at home where that is possible. Encouraging employees to continue to work from home not only...
June 10th, 2020
The government will not make any contribution to the pay for the hours actually worked. We advise that this agreement should be in writing. Returning furloughed staff part-time Currently, employees...
June 10th, 2020
From 1 August 2020, the government will start paying less towards those employees on furlough. They will gradually reduce contributions from 80% up to a cap of £2500 to lower...
June 4th, 2020
We are probably going to be experiencing difficult economic times for a considerable period to come and many employers will be forced to make cutbacks in their staff. So this...
March 31st, 2020
This news bulletin addresses some of the HR related questions that we have been asked by our clients, however, please note that the situation is changing very quickly. We will...
