Job Support Scheme – advice for employers
Essential advice for employers implementing the Job Support Scheme, following the Chancellor’s announcement on 22 October 2020
Redundancy risks for employers and how to avoid them
Seven common risks for employers in the redundancy process
Increase in furlough fraud
The first arrest for suspected fraudulent furlough claims under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was recently reported
Coronavirus job losses: disproportionate impact on certain groups
Data analysis by the Office for National Statistics shows that workers from certain groups have been worst affected by the drastic effects of the Coronavirus pandemic on the economy
Further details published of new immigration system
More detail has been published on the Government’s new points based immigration scheme, which comes into effect on 1 January 2021
Coronavirus job retention bonus: more details published
In the summer 2020 economic update, the Government announced a number of measures aimed at helping the economy recover from the Coronavirus pandemic. The Chancellor’s Plan for Jobs, aimed at boosting job creation, includes a £1,000 job retention bonus for continuing to employ furloughed workers
Coronavirus job retention scheme: end date confirmed and furloughed employees entitled to full notice pay
The Chancellor has confirmed that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will end on 31 October 2020 and furloughed employees are entitled to full notice pay