The end of furlough is in sight. Today marks the very visible beginning of the end for the Coronavirus Job Retention (CJR) Scheme. From today, 1st September 2020, employers have to contribute at least 10% of salary for those on the furlough scheme. This adds to the payments of employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and…
The world of construction health and safety is pretty small, and if like me you’ve been lucky to have had twenty years in it, you get to know plenty of people. This week I have been able to catch up with a lot of other health and safety managers. Whilst Covid is never far from…
The Coronavirus pandemic has distracted many people away from the challenges that Brexit will bring come the end of this year, but be assured the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union is still happening and EU Nationals working in the UK will be affected. From the 1st January 2020, as it stands, any EU nationals…
Furloughed employees to receive full redundancy payments from July 31st The Government has announced a new law to ensure all furloughed employees receive redundancy payments at 100% of their normal salary, rather than a reduced furlough rate. It means that employees won’t be short-changed if they are made redundant whilst furloughed under the Coronavirus Job…
Why Do We Do Site Inspections? Are you 100% confident that your employees are working safely as you read this? If they were to have an accident, could you be sure you had done all you possibly could to prevent it? Having an independent expert in construction health and safety inspecting your site, gives you…
According to the BBC, as of June 2020, almost 9 million workers, from 1.1 million different employers, were furloughed in the UK as part of the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. There are still thousands of workers who, since the beginning of the pandemic, have been operating out of their homes or – where safe…
With those businesses whose employees are unable to work from home, and are now returning to their workplaces, it is a good time to remind everyone of the steps needed to reduce the risk from COVID-19 and the risks to your business. Recent figures released by HSE show that between 26th May to 2nd July…
This is a question being asked by many of our customers as they attempt to reorganise their businesses, as the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme moves to the next stage, and the end of this funding is in sight. As an alternative to running a full redundancy process, some people prefer to select specific employees…
In our recent article about the effect Brexit will have on the UK labour markets after 31st December 2020, we recommended Employers consider ways in which they could avoid skills shortages by adopting alternative recruitment strategies. .
Furlough Leave will affect people differently. For some, it will be a welcome employment break, but others can find the process more difficult. It is likely that COVID-19 has affected all your employees in some way, whether that be physically or emotionally. As an employer, it is imperative that measures are put in place to…