Introduction Many employers are facing difficult times because of the recent lockdown and ongoing restrictions. The list of employers announcing job losses is growing on a daily basis and the numbers are significant; Rolls Royce (9,000), BBC, Royal Mail, BP (10,000), Centrica (5,000) Bentley, Aston Martin Lagonda, BA (12,000), Virgin Atlantic, EasyJet, (4,500) Ryanair, P&O, Read More …
New amendment regulations have just come just into force. They deal with the calculation of “normal weekly earnings” for the purposes of statutory maternity pay (SMP) and other statutory parental payments where the recipient is on furlough. Entitlement to SMP and the rate payable depends on an employee’s normal weekly earnings. Normal weekly earnings are Read More …
Government expects the scheme to be up and running by the end of April. Claims can be backdated until the 1 March, if applicable. Employers can claim a grant for 80% of an employee’s “regular salary or wages“. The employer does not need to demonstrate that it would otherwise have made the furloughed employee redundant. Read More …
Precedent Furlough Leave Agreement Letter: £24 (click above to purchase) This precedent letter explains the situation that your company is facing, the options available to you, including the newly introduced Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (which is explained as best we know it prior to the introduction of legislation) and seeks the employee’s agreement.
A Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furlough leave) was announced by the government on 20 March 2020 and will be administered by HMRC. What does it mean? All UK employers, regardless of size or sector, can claim a grant from HMRC to cover 80% of the wages costs of employees who are not working but kept Read More …
It was reported as far back as 10 days ago, which feels like a lifetime in ‘corona time’ that Cadbury’s were taking staff temperatures. A lot of businesses have followed suit. If you are contemplating it then these are a few of the legal issues. Consent To proceed without consent could potentially be a repudiatory Read More …
From 6 April 2020 all employers must provide to their employees and workers a written statement of terms on or before the first day of employment. A statement is currently required to be given to employees only and only before the two-month anniversary of the start of employment. More information than is currently required must Read More …
We are still awaiting an outcome from recent government consultation that looked at whether the current laws on sexual harassment provide effective protection. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) were supposed to be producing a statutory Code of Practice by the end of the year. This was to help employers understand how best to Read More …
A former P.A. at the Qatari Embassy has been awarded almost £400,000 after a campaign of sexual abuse. The Claimant experienced feelings of depression, inability to cope with her emotional distress and ultimately clinical depression, leading her to contemplate suicide. A Tribunal ordered the Government of the State of Qatar to pay its former employee Read More …
Lib Dem independent review on how to set a genuine Living Wage. a new Worker Protection Enforcement Authority to protect those in precarious work. Flexible working to all from day one in the job, with a requirement to advertise job accordingly (business reason exemption will apply). New employment rights in the ‘gig economy’, including: Strengthen Read More …
