by Solutions for HR | Oct 6, 2021 | Employment Law News
New research by Acas has found that a quarter of British employers have not been giving their staff paid time off to allow staff to get their covid vaccine.59% of those surveyed have been giving staff paid time off but this leaves the remainder either unsure or not...
by Solutions for HR | Oct 6, 2021 | Employment Law News
After 18 months and numerous extensions, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) finally ended on the 30th of September 2021.It is estimated that around a million workers remained on furlough or flexi furlough in September, although with a record number of job...
by Solutions for HR | Sep 22, 2021 | Employment Law News
If your employee does something that could be seen as “discriminatory in the course of their employment”, then as an employer you can be held “vicariously liable” on behalf of your employee.Vicarious liability involves making an employer liable for the legal wrongs...
by Solutions for HR | Sep 22, 2021 | Employment Law News
From the 16th of August 2021 in England, employees no longer need to self-isolate if they are notified by NHS Test and Trace that they’ve had close contact with someone with COVID-19 if they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.They must have been vaccinated with an...
by Solutions for HR | Sep 22, 2021 | Employment Law News
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is due to end on the 30th of September 2021.If you then need to make furloughed employees redundant, it is important to know how to calculate their notice and redundancy pay.Furloughed staff are entitled to receive statutory...
by Solutions for HR | Aug 2, 2021 | Employment Law News
What are the changes to the extended furlough scheme?Under the extended furlough scheme, the government will contribute a percentage of wages up to a cap of £2,500.From the 1st of July 2021, the contribution was 70% with employers having to pay 10% for hours not...
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