March 1, 2022
As you will be only too aware, the Government has now announced that England has moved into the “living with Covid” phase with restrictions being lifted, […]
February 4, 2022
Since 2020 we have all lived with uncertainty and had to react to numerous changes and challenges. It has certainly been a period of disruption on […]
January 5, 2022
To ease pressure on GPs and the NHS as the booster programme is accelerated, the Government has introduced, we have to have very quietly and with […]
December 13, 2021
Yesterday, 8th December 2021, the Prime Minister announced measures to help limit the spread of, in particular, the new Omicron variant of COVID-19. The measures announced […]
December 1, 2021
Covid Plan B: What do you need to know? Since July of last year, life has gone back to some sort of normal. However, with […]
October 25, 2021
A recent study found that one in 20 people reported experiencing at least one of the 29 symptoms of COVID-19 for 12 weeks or more. The […]
October 19, 2021
As working life slowly returns to a more ‘normal’ pattern following the COVID-19 pandemic, increasingly employers may need to make permanent some of the practices adopted […]
August 19, 2021
Testing Self-testing via lateral flow tests (LFT), is now fully available for individuals and workplaces and many workplaces, if they have good reason for doing so, […]
August 2, 2021
We are receiving questions regarding to Coronavirus vaccination. Care Sector The Government has just passed legislation compelling care homes to ensure that almost all workers are […]
July 19, 2021
As you will be aware from the significant news coverage, and much debate, Covid 19 restrictions in England have been lifted from today, with Scotland, Northern […]
July 9, 2021
We recognise that the practicalities of managing holiday requests as the situation continues to change may not be straight forward, so we thought the following Q&A’s […]
March 26, 2021
With the Easter and May Bank Holidays fast approaching we thought it timely to remind you that furloughed employees are entitled to full pay for holidays […]
March 24, 2021
Hurry, hurry, hurry……………..register by 23:59 on 31st March 2021 to receive free COVID testing kits from the Government! The Government announced that it will supply businesses […]
March 8, 2021
As you will be aware by now, on Wednesday the Chancellor announced that the CJRS, the Furlough Leave support scheme, due to end on 30th April […]
March 4, 2021
As you will be aware, the UK is well ahead of the rest of the world on administering the Coronavirus vaccine. Priority is being given to […]
February 25, 2021
Some employers are considering introducing COVID-19 testing in their workplaces and we are receiving queries about this from our clients. Testing in the workplace is a […]
January 13, 2021
The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) imposes strict requirements on organisations around the security of, and transparency about, the personal data that they process […]
January 7, 2021
As we are now in another lockdown and employers will inevitably be placing employees on Furlough Leave and wishing to claim the CJRS grant to support […]
January 6, 2021
Please note the following guidance is for England only, different rules/guidance apply in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, if you need help with the guidance in […]
January 5, 2021
It might be tempting, with news of the latest lockdown, to put your head back under the duvet and forget that we’re in a new year. […]
January 5, 2021
Covid-19 has changed so much of how we live our lives that it has become almost impossible to foresee a return to all of the pre-pandemic […]
December 14, 2020
The Information Commissioner’s Office has published guidelines on the use of personal information relating to employees and COVID-19. You can read this in full here: ico.org.uk/global/data-protection-and-coronavirus-information-hub/coronavirus-recovery-data-protection-advice-for-organisations […]
December 14, 2020
Back in the summer Hall & Partners conducted a survey of 1500 global employees that considered the subject of kindness in leadership. It was interesting […]
December 8, 2020
Thanks to Covid-19 we are all aware of just how many challenges businesses are facing. Very few will emerge from the pandemic functioning just as they […]
November 20, 2020
You probably know about the (new) tight timescales for lodging a furlough claim with HMRC. Do make sure that you have these in your diary […]
November 16, 2020
Somewhat puzzlingly to some of us, employers have been able to put employees on furlough and notice at the same time and then claim the CJRS […]
November 11, 2020
You may be aware that we partner with Safety Horizons if our clients ask for help with Health & Safety. We are delighted to provide information […]
November 9, 2020
Further to our previous update, we have had some additional guidance and have therefore updated the letter for you to send to employees you wish to […]
October 23, 2020
As you know, yesterday the Chancellor announced changes to the Jobs Support Scheme to extend the amount of Government support available. We now a bit more […]
October 22, 2020
Today the Chancellor announced changes to the Jobs Support Scheme to provide more support for businesses. Whilst primarily aimed at supporting business in Tier 2 restrictions, […]
October 20, 2020
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October 20, 2020
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October 15, 2020
We sent you briefings on 1st and 9th October 2020 giving what details we have relating to the new Job Support Scheme which replaces the furlough […]
October 7, 2020
We are now starting to get calls saying that employees have been told to self-isolate or are intending to self-isolate and asking what the “rules” around […]
October 7, 2020
What’s it all about? Some weeks ago, the Chancellor announced a Job Retention Bonus for businesses which brought employees back from furlough and retained them in […]
October 7, 2020
To ALL EMPLOYEES Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 As you will be aware, the Government has introduced new legislation relating to self-isolation in […]
October 7, 2020
Last Thursday (24th September 2020) the Chancellor announced the new Jobs Support Scheme which will replace the current CJRS from 1st November 2020. We have been […]
September 18, 2020
As, thankfully, the week ends, we thought we’d share with you an interesting and helpful article we spotted in one of our professional publications. The UK […]
August 6, 2020
As many of you are starting to bring your team members back to work and new questions come forward, we thought it was timely to send […]
July 9, 2020
Just as we thought we were regaining some sense of normality maybe it’s time to take another look at our workplaces and review how we are […]
July 7, 2020
As you may be aware, in order to ensure that the advice we provide to you is right up to date and based on the very […]
July 3, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown that took effect in the UK in March presented employers and employees with a sad reality. Many businesses have failed, […]
July 1, 2020
You will have received our previous updates relating to the changes to the Corona Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), furlough leave and now flexible furlough. As you […]
June 11, 2020
You will have received our recent updates relating to the changes to the Corona Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and furlough leave. We now have some more […]
June 5, 2020
You will have received our recent update relating to the changes to the Corona Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and furlough leave. Hopefully, many of you will […]
June 2, 2020
There was a time, up until very recently, when the majority of workers probably would have had scant if any knowledge of the term ‘furlough’. Even […]
June 1, 2020
No matter in what part of the UK you are living, and at what stage in the easing of lockdown you find yourself, all employers and […]
June 1, 2020
You will no doubt have seen the Chancellor’s announcement on Friday 29th May 2020 regarding the next stages of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and […]
May 22, 2020
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the huge majority of organisations will want or need to test staff members for the virus before allowing them back into […]
April 27, 2020
Statutory Family Related Payments – new guidance 24th April 2020 As is becoming a (bad) habit, the Government released more guidance, relating to Furlough Leave […]
April 21, 2020
The continuing COVID-19 crisis is of course continuing to bring about all sorts of business challenges. You normally expect to see us sending out HR/People related […]