When using the Job Support Scheme, businesses will have to pay employees for non-working hours.
There are scenarios where this makes good business sense. There are other scenarios, however, where an alternative course of action would be the more economically viable option.
This post provides insight into why a would company might do this and what the alternatives are.
On 22 Sep 2020, the government made an announcement regarding the next wave of restrictions and rules that are being implement in order to try to slow the spread of Coronavirus.
The purpose of this post is to summarise the new rules and restrictions and to specifically address the changes as they relate to office workers.
You’ve made some redundancies in line with the needs of your business.
However, things change and sometimes new recruits are needed again shortly after a redundancy process. So now what?
This post provides guidance for employers and managers into what you should and should not do regarding rehiring after redundancy.
Redundancy is an difficult process to navigate for any business and is the last resort, particularly given how complex it can be.
If you’re considering redundancies, or you’ve already started the process, here’s 6 tips to help you manage your redundancy process effectively.
Test and Trace is the NHS scheme that has been introduced to try to control the spread of Coronavirus. The idea behind the scheme is that if people who have been in contact with Coronavirus can be quickly found and isolated, the spread into the wider community can be controlled. This is clearly a good idea. The quicker you can isolate people who have Coronavirus; the fewer people they will come into contact with, the fewer people risk being infected. However, it presents some quite significant employment challenges.
As people start to return to offices, use public transport more and generally come out of lockdown, the chances of you finding yourself with an employee who tests positive for Covid-19 increase.
The purpose of this post is to help you be prepared if you face this situation.
At the end of July the government’s introduced new legislation that will prevent furloughed workers from being ‘short-changed’ regarding their entitlement to redundancy and statutory notice payments.
You may be wondering how this will affect your business if you have previously made redundancy payments to workers whilst they were furloughed, or you are planning to make these payments within the near future.
The purpose of this post is to provide insight into the changes and potential implications.
The government has announced the next wave in the relaxation of lock down measures and it’s the news that many employers have been waiting for: from 1st August 2020, employers are able to get people back to offices where it is safe to do so.
The purpose of this guidance note is to help prepare you for some of the challenges that this is likely to present.
The government has recently announced the next wave of lifting of restrictions so this may very well be the time when you’re starting to think about getting people back to work.
The purpose of this post is to help prepare you for some of the challenges that this is likely to present.
As the world slowly starts to re-open, there is a reality that many businesses are having to face – the fact that they need to reduce their headcount. Businesses have been putting off making some of these difficult decisions but, with the upcoming changes to the Job Retention Scheme, we are seeing more and more clients who are starting to deal with the inevitable redundancies that they need to make.
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