Clarification on notice periods and furloughWe have had a number of questions recently due to the change in policy on whether furlough can be claimed for notice pay.November 2020 was the last month when you could claim for a furloughed employee terminated...

With the Pandemic continuing, many businesses continue to utilise the Government’s furlough scheme so now is a good time to remind ourselves of the principles of the scheme.What is furlough?The furlough scheme allows businesses to apply for a furlough...

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...

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...

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...

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...