Temporary change to Fit Notes
For Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), where employees go off sick on or after 10 December 2021, employers can only ask employees for proof of sickness (such as a fit note)…
Returning to work from an HR perspective
As stage four of the road map kicks off from the 19th, we are left with decisions that need to be made by Employers.Whilst the Government has removed many of…
Furlough Scheme extended to 30 April 2021
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced the furlough scheme is being extended for an extra month, until the end of April 2021. The government will also continue to pay 80%…
Akas Early Conciliation
The new rules on Acas Early Conciliation come into force today.It means that there is now a standard six week Acas early conciliation process (rather than a one month process, with…
New time limits for Furlough claims
New timescales have been announced for lodging a furlough claim with HMRC. Generally, the claim has to be submitted within two weeks of the end of the previous calendar month…
New Jobs Support Scheme
Updated 24th September 2020 The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has set out the government's new job retention measures in a statement to the House of Commons today. The furlough scheme will…
HMRC guidance on the Kickstart Scheme
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create job placements for 16 to 24 year olds. The government has introduced a new Kickstart Scheme in Great Britain, a £2…
On boarding employees remotely
Employee on boarding and induction sets the tone for an employee’s experience with your company. On boarding remote employees isn’t something we are necessarily used to, but we need to…
