Employment Law News Updates and HR Articles

The Government have announced today (22/10/20) some important changes to the Job Support Scheme (JSS) which starts on the 1st November and runs for 6 months. It was originally published that an employee must work a minimum of 33% of their usual hours...

As more and more schools send year group and form “bubbles” home due to positive COVID tests, what does this mean for parents and can they work? Government guidance is clear that where a child is told to self-isolate because they are showing symptoms of...

We are swamped with coronavirus information now but there is something important in the new Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 which all employers need to know.The regulations set out the mandatory...

Further details Further to yesterday’s (24.9.20) announcement, additional information has been published on the Government’s Job Support Scheme (JSS) and more is set to follow soon. The JSS will apply from 1 November and will run for six months. To claim...

The new Job Support Scheme As we are aware the furlough scheme will come to an end on the 31st October 2020.The Government has set out its continuing job retention measures in a statement to the House of Commons today (24.9.20.)The premise of the scheme is...

Rishi Sunak has announced the following measures aimed at supporting business: Job Retention Bonus The Job Retention Bonus aims to help businesses retain furloughed workers. Under the scheme, employers will receive a one-off bonus of £1,000 for each...