The furlough scheme is currently set to end on 30th June 2020. What then for businesses who need to manage staff but operating on partial trading hours, reduced amount of work or with financial constraints? This article sets out the options available to businesses in these challenging times. It will cover: • Short Time Working• […]
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Some businesses are now starting to plan and prepare for the recalling of staff back to work after furlough; especially after the Government is now drafting its roadmap for easing lockdown restrictions. Just as there were considerations about who and how to furlough, there will be considerations about ‘unfurloughing’ (if such a word exists!). There
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Job Retention Scheme – Latest Guidance Updates 30th April – 7th iteration. An overview of the changes are: The guidance now confirms that where a group of companies have multiple PAYE schemes and there is a transfer of all employees from these schemes into a new consolidated PAYE scheme after 28 February 2020, the new scheme
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The Government has published a number of useful guidance documents in relation to the Job Retention Scheme (furlough scheme) and how to claim the 80% under the scheme. I have provided the links to the guidance documents below. Employers Guide https://bit.ly/employersguidance Check if your employer can use the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme : Employees Guide
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If an employee does not have the virus but is living with someone who does, should they be signed off sick?They certainly should stay at home. If they are not ill but can work from home, then there is no need for them to be treated as being on sick leave. If they cannot work
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HMRC Online Portal The following is information from the Parliamentary Select Committee on 8th April 2020, where Jim Harra, Permanent Secretary of HMRC gave an overview of the new HMRC online portal that will be used to claim back the 80% for staff on furlough. Confirmation that the new portal has been built from scratch and is
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COVID-19 – further update to Guidance Details of the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furlough) was first published on 26th March with sparse details. On 4th April 2020, the Government updated the Scheme adding in some further detail. The attached document summarises the key points. Click here to read the Coronavirus Updated Guidance
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COVID-19 : ONLINE ISOLATION NOTES LAUNCHED Isolation notes will provide employees with evidence for their employers that they have been advised to self-isolate due to coronavirus, either because they have symptoms or they live with someone who has symptoms, and so cannot work. For the first seven days off work, employees can self-certify so they
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COVID-19 : FURLOUGHED STATUS On Friday 20th March, the Government announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. All UK employers will be able to access support to continue paying part of their employees salary for those that would otherwise have been laid off during this crisis. We have yet to get the detail behind the announcement, but here
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With lots of questions about short time working and lay offs (LOST), here is some information to help with your planning. Short Time WorkingThis is where you reduce working hours, for example reduce a 5 day week to 3 or 4 days. Where you do so, you are effectively varying the contract of employment. Pay
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