by Rachel Goodman | Jun 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Released about 9pm Friday – the Flexible Furlough Scheme guidance is finally here in all its glory …and there is no point pretending otherwise – it’s complicated! Actually the principle of flexibly furloughing is pretty straightforward – the claims are...
by Rachel Goodman | Jun 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Nothing new to report on the the new furlough rules but there is some clarified wording shared below from the HMRC that does give reassurance that anyone furloughed for at least 3 weeks at any time prior to 30 June (even if currently back at work) can be furloughed...
by Rachel Goodman | Jun 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Remote working, home working, flexible working, virtual meetings, what will the future of work look like? It’s probably fair to say that recent events have changed the way many of us will work, forever. Where working from home never seemed possible before over night...
by Rachel Goodman | May 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 have been extended to cover people who are told to isolate for 14 days under the Track & Trace process. The Government have launched the Test & Trace system today. There seems...
by Rachel Goodman | May 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Mental Health Awareness Week this year has the very timely theme of Kindness. These past few months, leading up to mental Health Awareness Week when no one has really known what to do, what we have done is come together and been kind. Captain Tom, Sir Tom actually,...
by Rachel Goodman | May 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
A recent survey conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development found that 44% of employees were anxious about returning to their place of work in light of the current coronavirus situation. So what happens if an employee refuses to come back to...