by Solutions for HR | Dec 18, 2020 | Employment Law News
An employee has been awarded over £2,000 after his employer swapped a bottle of cognac that he had won in a raffle for a cheap box of chocolates.But what did the employer do wrong?Zakaria Kioua is a Muslim and worked as a linen porter at a five-star hotel in...
by Solutions for HR | Dec 18, 2020 | Employment Law News
Just a quick reminder on the tight timescales for submitting furlough claims under the extended furlough scheme.Claims for furlough days from November onwards must be submitted, generally speaking, by 11.59pm 14 calendar days after the end of the month they relate...
by Solutions for HR | Dec 18, 2020 | Employment Law News
The government has announced the national living wage (NLW) and national minimum wage (NMW) rates which will apply from 1st April 2021: Workers aged 23 and over £8.91Workers aged 21-22 inclusive £8.36Workers aged 18-20 inclusive £6.56Workers aged 16 and 17 if they...
by Solutions for HR | Dec 18, 2020 | Employment Law News
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has just announced the furlough scheme is being extended for an extra month, until the 30th April 2021.The government will continue to pay 80% of employee wages up to this date without the need for the employer to contribute.The Chancellor...
by Solutions for HR | Nov 23, 2020 | Employment Law News
Furlough Scheme – A Reminder of Important Changes The Government updated its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Guidance (CJRS) on 13 November 2020 which formally extends the CJRS from 1 November 2020 until 31 March 2021.The rules for the extended furlough scheme can be...
by Solutions for HR | Nov 5, 2020 | Employment Law News
The Chancellor has today (5.11.20) confirmed that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is to be extended until 31st March 2021.Furlough will continue to be paid at a rate of 80% of hours worked, up to a maximum of £2,500 per month, until at least January 2021, with...
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