Employment Law Bulletin – Furlough Scheme Extended Again!
Employment Law Bulletin – On Thursday 5th November 2020 the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the Furlough scheme was being extended again. Further guidance will be issued in due course, but in the meantime, read on for the key facts and how it affects other job support schemes Read More >>
Employment Law Bulletin – Furlough Scheme Extended
Employment Law Bulletin – On Saturday 31st October, Boris Johnson announced that a new form of national lockdown would come into force on Thursday 5th November lasting until 2nd December 2020. As part of the economic support package relating to this announcement, he also announced that The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme had been extended for […]
Employment Law Bulletin – Chancellor Announces Changes to the Government Job Support Scheme
Employment Law Bulletin – On Thursday 22nd October, the Chancellor announced plans to increase support through the Job Support Scheme, which is due to come into effect from 1 November. The Job Support Scheme will take over from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furlough) which will come to an end on 31 October. When originally […]
Employment Law Bulletin – Expansion of new Government Job Support Scheme for Closed Businesses
Employment Law Bulletin – Last Friday, 9th October, the Chancellor announced that the Job Support Scheme (JSS), which will replace the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from 1 November, will be expanded to help protect jobs and support businesses required to close as a result of coronavirus restrictions. Further guidance will be issued in due course, […]
Employment Law Bulletin – COVID-19 New Coronavirus Regulations now in force
Employment Law Bulletin – COVID-19 New Coronavirus Regulations now in force The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 came into force in England at midnight. The Regulations confirm and set out the rules regarding mandatory periods of self-isolation following the rollout of the NHS contact tracing app. The Regulations also increase the level […]
Employment Law Bulletin – New legislation for redundancy and notice pay for furloughed employees
Employment Law Bulletin – New legislation for redundancy and notice pay for furloughed employees The Government has announced new legislation to ensure that furloughed employees who are made redundant will receive a statutory redundancy payment based on their normal rate of pay and not their reduced furlough pay. Continue Reading (PDF)
Employment Law Bulletin – Chancellor unveils coronavirus recovery plan to save jobs
Employment Law Bulletin – Chancellor unveils coronavirus recovery plan to save jobs Yesterday, 9th July 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a £30bn plan to boost the economy and prevent mass unemployment as the financial effects of the coronavirus continue. For a summary of the key points which will be of interest to employers: Continue Reading […]
