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Employment Updates

Updated on 13/01/2021

The government has made many changes to support businesses during the coronavirus crisis. If you're a business owner, employer or self-employed, it's important to keep up-to-date with these changes so you can get the support you need. Our solicitors are making sure we're keeping track of what the legal implications are of the government's changes so that we can help and support you through this time.

Contact Rachel Hetherington today if you need employment advice related to coronavirus.

Read our latest updates

Job Support Scheme

  • New guidance on the Job Support 'open' and 'closed' schemes, 27/10/2020
  • Job Support Scheme - The Details, 25/09/2020

Furlough information

  • Breaking: furlough scheme extended again - this time until the end of April 2021, 17/12/2020
  • Furlough fraud - government clarifies how 'naming and shaming' will work, 02/12/2020
  • Extended furlough scheme - our complete guide to the new rules including important information about redundancies, 16/11/2020
  • New guidance suggests employers won't be able to claim furlough if they serve notice of redundancy after 1 December, 11/11/2020
  • What are the new rules on the extended furlough scheme? 06/11/2020
  • Furlough Scheme Extended Again - This Time Until The End Of March 2021, 05/11/2020
  • Furlough scheme extended as England gets ready to go into another national lockdown, 02/11/2020
  • Overclaimed furlough grants? If you don't own up HMRC could name and shame you,  7/08/2020
  • Updated FAQ's about making furloughed staff redundant, 31/07/2020
  • Job Retention Bonus - eligibility requirements, 31/07/2020
  • Redundancy: furloughed workers must receive full notice pay, 30/07/2020
  • Summer Statement - employment implications, 10/07/2020
  • SSP extended to people in 'support bubbles', 07/07/2020
  • Furlough fraud: How to ensure you don’t fall foul of the rules, 07/07/2020
  • When can employees who are shielding return to work?, 26/06/2020
  • Are one third of employees asked to commit furlough fraud?, 19/06/2020
  • New flexible furlough scheme guidance published, 15/06/2020
  • Employers won't be penalised for making genuine mistakes when claiming furlough payments, 09/06/2020
  • Furlough deadline 10 June for UK businesses furloughing staff for the first time, 09/06/2020
  • Details of new furlough scheme from Wednesday 1st July, 30/05/2020
  • HMRC receive nearly 800 reports of organisations defrauding the Furlough Scheme, 20/05/2020
  • Furloughing in the education sector, 20/05/2020
  • Furlough Scheme extended until the end of October 2020, 12/05/2020
  • Furloughing staff and redundancy – FAQs for employers, 01/05/2020
  • Furlough inconsistencies between guidance from the UK government and the Treasury Direction – House of Commons publishes new information, 30/04/2020
  • Early signs that employment disputes are increasing – insight from our employment team, who handle thousands of claims each year, 29/04/2020
  • Government furlough portal now open – what employers need to make a claim, 20/04/2020
  • Pensions and furloughing – our latest update on how furloughing will affect pension schemes, 07/04/2020
  • Updated furlough guidance – further advice for employers, 06/04/2020
  • Holiday and furlough guidance – the unanswered questions for employers, 03/04/2020
  • Government will pay up to 80% of redundant worker’s wages – read more about the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, 23/03/2020

Director's duties

  • Government reforms on director's duties during the coronavirus crisis, 27/05/2020
  • Top tips for minimising the risk of personal liability for directors, 27/05/2020
  • Directors rights and responsibilities under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – can directors be furloughed and what can they do on furloughed leave, 07/04/2020
  • Director duties – key issues and risk areas directors should consider, 06/04/2020

Staff and HR

  • Long COVID - implications for employers, 12/01/2020
  • Employment law changes 2021 - guide for businesses, 11/01/2021
  • Employment law changes 2021: guide for schools and colleges,  07/01/2021
  • From 2 December clinically extremely vulnerable people can return to work, 30/11/2020
  • Working from home required under all three new tiers in England, 25/11/2020
  • New guidance on 'shielders' - what options do you have if they can't work from home? 12/11/2020
  • Caring for employees in the care sector, 12/10/2020
  • In changing times, what are the key employment issues property companies need to be aware of?, 01/10/2020
  • Employers can be fined £1,000 - £10,000 for breaching self isolation rules, 29/09/2020
  • Returning to work: government moves the goalposts again, 23/09/2020
  • Christmas cancelled - the 'rule of six' limits work social gatherings, 17/09/2020
  • FAQ's about self isolation, test and trace and SSP, 15/09/2020
  • Whistleblowing: why are claims increasing and what's the best way to respond?, 06/08/2020
  • How to deal with staff returning from Spain, 27/07/2020
  • Tips to help staff work and care for their children, 03/07/2020
  • Are you considering temperature checks to get staff back to work?, 22/06/2020
  • Post travel quarantine rules - advice for employers, 18/06/2020
  • Lawyers warn businesses reopening of their legal duties to protect workers, 12/06/2020
  • Do you need to include BAME and obese workers in your return to work risk assessments?, 04/06/2020
  • Test and trace system could lead to more employment disputes, 29/05/2020
  • Track and trace system will ask employees to self-isolate for 14 days, 28/05/2020
  • Re-opening of schools and colleges – advice for employers, 19/05/2020
  • Whistleblowing warning as UK comes out of lockdown, 18/05/2020
  • Returning to work – FAQS for employers, 14/05/2020
  • FAQs for businesses about staying at home, pay and holidays – how to manage your staff’s holidays while they are forced to stay at home, 23/03/2020
  • FAQs about pregnancy and ‘high risk’ individuals – advice for businesses, 23/03/2020
  • Coronavirus and cashflow – the difficult decisions about staffing during a crisis, 18/03/2020
  • Your top 10 HR questions answered – get advice on how to manage increasing staff absences, 11/03/2020

Supporting UK businesses

  • Statutory sick pay (SSP) scheme now open for small businesses, 29/05/2020
  • Trades Union Congress (TUC) sets out strategy on how to get the UK back to work, 30/04/2020
  • We're helping with a project aimed at supporting workers – the Rehire Project allows organisations to continue to support their workers and let them know of new job opportunities, 02/04/2020
  • Government to refund statutory sick pay (SSP) – in the latest budget small employers can recover their SSP costs, 11/03/2020

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