IR35 – Are you ready?
Despite the pandemic adding a year’s extension to the original IR35 deadline, recent surveys have shown nearly half of mid-size employers are not prepared for it. Under IR35 if a…
National Minimum Wage for Sleep in shifts
There has been a further ruling in the supreme court which has concluded the long argument surrounding the MENCAP dispute over pay for care workers who ‘sleep over’ as part…
EU Settlement – The point system
Employees who were living in the UK before the end of 2020 must apply for the EU settlement scheme by the end of June 2021. Those individuals who have resided…
EU Nationals: Applying for settled status
All EU Nationals who reside in the UK on or before 31st December 2020 must apply for settled or pre-settled status. From 1st January 2020, employers who want to employ…
Ward Williams HR Newsletter – COVID-19 Update: November 2020
Our November newsletter has arrived! It can be viewed here: https://bit.ly/WWHR_Newsletter_Nov20 This month we cover the below topics: Changes to claim period for the Coronavirus Job Retention SchemeSupporting staff Mental Health…
Supporting staff Mental Health during COVID
The events of the past few months have affected everyone. Whether employees have been working from home, furloughed or key workers supporting others and keeping the country going, everyone has…
6 Alternative Christmas party ideas
Work and office Christmas Parties are being cancelled across the UK as venues and businesses try to guess what will or will not be allowed at the end of 2020.…
Jobs Support Scheme Extended
Updated 9th October 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced an extension to the Jobs Support Scheme, which is due to begin on 1 November 2020.The government recently announced how the…
Important: New Coronavirus Regulations
New Regulations have been made, which came into force on 28th September 2020 (in England only). The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 are complex. They set out…
Coronavirus return to work u-turn.
The UK government is now advising office workers to work from home again where possible following a rise in the number of coronavirus cases seen across the country. As many…