Enhanced Redundancy Payments and Settlement Agreements
If an employee is being made redundant they will be entitled to a period of notice and, for those with at least two years’ service, a statutory redundancy payment. They should also be paid in respect of accrued but untaken holidays, if appropriate. Statutory redundancy payments can be relatively small therefore some employers offer a […]
Statutory Notice and Statutory Redundancy Payments Based on Full Pay not Furlough Pay
The Government has recently legislated to ensure that if a furloughed employee was made redundant, certain statutory payments would be calculated with reference to the employee’s normal pay and not with reference to their reduced furlough pay. The government suggested that throughout the pandemic it had urged businesses to do the right thing and calculate […]
Employer Support: Covid-19 Job Retention Scheme — UPDATE 16 April 2020
Following our previous update, yesterday (15 April 2020), HMRC has issued a further update to its employer and employee guidance on the Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme). We now have the following recommendations: As well as the above, the following points, which we have previously highlighted, will continue to apply:
Employer Support: Covid-19 Job Retention Scheme – UPDATE
Following on from the Government’s announcement of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, we now have some further information about the scheme following updated guidance issued by the Government (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme). In summary, the following will apply: – Employers will be able to apply to HMRC for a grant to cover 80 per cent of an employee’s […]
Employer Support: Covid-19 Job Retention Scheme
In the midst of a period of uncertainty for all sectors across the U.K, it was a welcome change for us all to hear the Chancellor’s announcement on Friday 20 March that the Government will cover up to 80% of employee costs if your business has no work for them. Guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19 This is an incredible […]
Right to a Written Employment ‘Contract’- From Day 1
Currently, employers are only required to give new employees a written employment ‘contract’ stating their main terms and conditions within two months of starting work. Following the governments Good Work Plan, the requirements will change for those starting work on or after 6 April 2020. In summary, the changes are: The minimum information to be provided to employees […]
Ethical Veganism – A Protected Belief Under The Equality Act 2010
In the recent case of Casamitjana v League Against Cruel Sports an employment tribunal ruled that ethical veganism can be a philosophical belief worthy of protection under the Equality Act 2010. It is well known that the Act (which protects against discrimination, harassment and victimisation) covers religion and religious beliefs. It is less well known that it […]
HR Resolutions for 2019
Before we all down tools for Christmas, it might be an idea to think about what sort of ‘resolutions’ you wish to make for your business in the coming year. Sometimes, the personnel issues are the ones that go to the bottom of a to-do list so now is a good time to think of […]
Election 2019: Implications for Employment Law
As we wake up this morning we are presented with the seismic shift in the landscape of UK politics with the Conservatives taking control of the House of Commons with a landslide victory. Whilst the reality of what lies ahead in the next 5 years remains to be seen, there will of course be an impact […]
Fair Work Charter for Severe Weather
The Scottish Government and the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) have jointly created A Fair Work Charter for Severe Weather, setting out guidelines for both employers and workers for managing the effects of severe weather on work. The Charter was developed as a response to the severe weather brought in by the ‘Beast from the East’ […]
