Category: EmployLaw

Nicola O’Dwyer Oct 2020

Coronavirus Update - CJRS Bonus - Are you eligible?

Back in the summer the Chancellor announced that employers could receive a one-off payment of £1,000 for every employee who had previously been furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme  provided they remained continuously employed to the end of January 2021.  Businesses will be able to claim the Job Retention Bonus from 15 February 2021 and the Government has stated that further guidance will be provided by the end of January 2021.

Nicola O’Dwyer Sep 2020

Coronavirus Update - Jobs Support Scheme announced

With new government guidance on Covid coming into force today and the current furlough scheme coming to an end next month, as expected, the Chancellor has today announced a new scheme to help businesses.  The Jobs Support Scheme will commence from November replacing furlough alongside additional measures to help the self-employed and businesses.

Nicola O’Dwyer Sep 2020

Latest government Covid measures re-introduce work from home message

Covid continues to climb

As Covid-19 cases continue to climb, the UK faces ever tougher restrictions. But, with the furlough scheme winding down, what rights do employers and employees have when returning to work?

Nicola O’Dwyer Sep 2020

What could the UK jobs market look like after the furlough scheme comes to an end?

The Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)

The Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), was launched by the Government in March to protect people's jobs and help keep businesses steady. As the scheme is due to come to an end in October, what will that mean for the jobs market in the UK and the wider economy?

Nicola O’Dwyer Mar 2020

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – More Questions Than Answers

On Friday 20 March 2020, the government announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help stem the tide of employees being laid off without pay or made redundant in the current crisis.

Nicola O’Dwyer Mar 2020

Government support for businesses during COVID-19

The sudden medical epidemic of the coronavirus has caused businesses to face sudden financial difficulties due to the significant reduction in customers and revenue. The government has put in the place the following measures to try to help businesses through this challenging time.

Nicola O’Dwyer Mar 2020

Coronavirus Update - Government announcement to pay wages

On Friday 20 March Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced it would pay 80% of salaries for staff who are kept on by their employer.

Nicola O’Dwyer Mar 2020

Online isolation notes launched - Coronavirus

Isolation notes will provide employees with evidence for their employers that they have been advised to self-isolate due to coronavirus, either because they have symptoms or they live with someone who has symptoms, and so cannot work.

Nicola O’Dwyer Mar 2020

COVID-19/Coronavirus – Helpful information for Employers

Advice regarding Coronavirus and the response by Government and other agencies to it will be regularly updated. Rather than recycle their information, we have signposted the important links below and we provide some general best practice advice for employers.

David Seals Feb 2020

Barclays backtracks in privacy row over worker surveillance project

Barclays Bank has withdrawn a system that monitored employees’ computers, tracking individual working patterns and how much time each day was spent on breaks. Details of the pilot project came to light after a Barclays whistle blower reported it to a newspaper.