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Calculating notice and redundancy pay for furloughed employees
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...
Latest COVID 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...
Top minimum wage underpayment mistakes
The government has publicly named and shamed over 100 employers for failing to pay the correct minimum wage.Whilst this list included some big hitters such as Tesco, many were small employers caught out with the nuances of the legislation.So what did they...
Change to the age eligibility for National Living Wage
On the 1st of April 2021, the national living wage (NLW) rate rises from £8.72 to £8.91 per hour.In addition, the age of eligibility for the NLW is lowered from 25 to 23 years of age.This means that the adult rate of the NMW will only be payable to those...
Furlough Eligibility Changes
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...
Shielding Advice Changes
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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