Clarity provided on claiming furlough grants during a notice period?
Following on from last months updated treasury order, government guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (‘CJRS’) has been updated to address the use of the scheme for employees who are being made redundant, specifically whether
Return to work or redundancy?
he Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will begin to wind down from August 2020, with the scheme eventually being withdrawn by the end of October.
Avoiding the annual leave avalanche?
Due to lockdown cancelled holidays, furlough and home working the reality is that many employees will have taken less annual leave in 2020 than would ordinarily have been the case. Therefore, as business
IR35 going ahead in April 2021
With the news that the off payroll measures in the Finance Bill have now passed through parliament, we now have certainty as to the content of the new IR35 rules and that they will apply from
Spanner in the works over furlough grant availability during notice period
With employers expected to pay an increasing contribution towards the cost of furloughed employees from the 1st August, many businesses may be faced with making difficult decisions around
Flexible furlough arrangements from July 2020
The Government has introduced important changes and further guidance to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (Furlough) from July 2020
Furlough update – something more light hearted
With some exceptions it is now too late to start furloughing as the deadline expired two days ago. This is because the 3 week minimum required period before 1st July cannot be achieved after 10th June. This applies
Covid-19 – What to do as work drops away – Updated tips from the Lawspeed Covid Team
When lockdown started, the team at Lawspeed published five tips to help businesses through the crisis
Deadline to furlough fast approaching
The corona virus job retention scheme will be closed to new entrants with effect from 30th June 2020. From 1st July 2020 the scheme can only be used for
Protecting against back door hires
The announcement last week that the new IR35 rules will apply to work done on or after 6th April 2020 instead of payments made from 6th April will be a relief for many, says the recruitment and employment specialist Lawspeed.