For those employees who have been following government guidelines and are working from home, there may be worries about returning to the workplace once restrictions are lifted or simply because you need them back in.But what do you do if staff refuse to...

Whilst for some of us this feels like groundhog day, questions are arising again on what to do with bank holidays during furlough.The furlough scheme is currently due to end on 30 April 2021 but Good Friday and Easter Monday fall on the 2nd and 5th...

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...