Further to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement on 24th September 2020, the Chancellor outlined the government’s plan to protect and support businesses over the coming months as we continue to deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The announcement has brought a sigh of relief for many businesses as a result of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) coming to an end on 31st October 2020.
To help businesses, we have put together some FAQs to help you understand the purpose of the Job Support Scheme. The government have also published a helpful factsheet providing a brief overview of the scheme to date. More...
With lockdown measures being eased, the world as a whole is getting used to our ‘new normal’, wearing face masks, keeping a distance, etc. However, some normality has begun to resume; we are finally able to board planes and travel abroad again… or so we thought? More...
The Business Impact of Coronavirus Survey (BICS) found that between the 15th June and 28th June 2020:
- 22% of the UK workforce had been furloughed.
- 51% of the UK workforce who continued working were working remotely; and
- 49% of the UK workforce who continued working, continued working at their normal place of work.
Lockdown measures are now being eased, pubs are opening back up and we are now able to meet with family and friends, but as a result of COVID-19, many businesses have had to evolve and are continuing to evolve to ensure that their business is secure.
Google and Facebook employees will be working from home until the end of the year. Twitter have told staff they can work from home ‘forever’ and Barclays Bank has stated that the office ‘may be a thing of the past’.
In fact, many employers during the COVID-19 pandemic might have found that homeworking is effective for both the business and their employees. It might be that when employees are able to return to work, employers allow their employees to divide their time between the office and home. More...
In a recent preliminary hearing judgement, the Employment Tribunal (ET) confirmed that veganism can amount to a protected characteristic under the Equality Act (EqA) 2010. More...
The UK government has announced that from 6th April 2020 parents who lose a child under the age of 18 will be entitlement to bereavement leave and pay.
As a result, the UK will be the first in the world to offer parental bereavement leave and pay.
The regulation known as ‘Jack’s Law’ has been campaigned for, in memory of Jack Herd, by his mother since 2010, when Jack’s father was only able to take three days leave (including the day of the funeral) after his son’s death.
Shockingly, this is not the only case. In some situations, parents have even had to take holiday leave to attend their child’s funeral. More...