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So whether you loved it or loathed it, thought it was clear or confusing, we have now had the first signs of some easing restrictions we’ve been living and working under. This is still of course a moveable feast, and for many of you there is an element of judgement...
It is important that you establish good record keeping during furlough of your decisions and actions during the Coronavirus situation – we suggest documenting this now while it is fresh in your mind in case you ever need it later on. One key essential point is...
I appreciate that for many of you there are still more questions than answers but for those who had to make some tough decisions pretty quickly I think the initial furloughing is sorted, and working from home is in place. Many small businesses seem to be receiving the...
So it seems the weekend may have been a time for contemplation…and for plenty of incorrect information to start doing the rounds! Most noticably Corona Virus Leave types and entitlements. Whilst the Corona Virus Act 2020 was passed last week there are still some...
We are understandably getting a lot of questions about short-time working and layoffs. Firstly I will confess that although we draft it into our standard contracts I have NEVER in 25 years of HR had to implement it with a business so I’ve done a lot of reading today!...
There still seems to be a bit of confusion about the self isolation requirements and it did seem yesterday as if members of any household with symptoms would all need to self isolate (not be able to come to work and be eligible for SSP) for 14 days…but there was still...
Everyone’s talking about physical wellbeing and practicalities around Coronavirus/Covid-19 at the moment but what about our mental wellbeing? When faced with uncertainty it’s only natural for it to take a toll on our mental wellbeing, there are few things it’s worth...
We don’t want to jump on the Coronavirus scaremonger bandwagon & we appreciate that the infection figures are still low in the UK but we do think that is worth spending some time planning what you will do if the coronavirus becomes more widespread in the UK or if...
