The government have again extended the eligibility criteria to allow more employees to benefit from the furlough scheme.For periods starting on or after 1st of May 2021, you can claim for employees who were employed on 2nd of March 2021, as long as you...

On the 18th March 2021, the government issued new guidance in relation to those shielding i.e. those considered to be clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV).The guidance is fairly lengthy but the headlines are that those shielding:No longer need to as of...

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You aren’t on your own if you are confused about what we can and can’t do at any given point in time.The laws relating to what we can do during the coronavirus pandemic have changed regularly over the last year.But what can you do if an employee is fined...

The government has now extended its free COVID-19 workplace testing programme to all employers in England, including those with fewer than 50 employees.To access these free rapid lateral flow tests, you must register your interest through an online...

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), due to end in April, has been extended until the end of September.Currently, under the CJRS, you can claim 80% of a furloughed employee’s salary up to the cap of £2,500 per month.Your only cost is employers NI...