New government statutory rates from April 2021 The government has published the weekly rates that will apply from April 2021 to statutory maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption, and bereavement pay as well as statutory sick pay (SSP) which are as follows:...
The government has recently announced 2 schemes to ‘soften ‘ the cliff edge which follows the end of the furlough scheme at the end of October. Both initiatives are an attempt to retain jobs Neither scheme is as generous as the furlough and they are not suitable for...
I realise this might all change again as the week or even the day progresses but I just thought I would update you on the employer implications of the edict issued on September 27th and what the employers responsibilities are should an employee test positive and...
“Since the lunchtime yesterday announcement more detail has been made available to support the statement made by the Chancellor. Shown below is the information currently available no doubt there will be some tweaks to the system and updated guidance before the...
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has set out the government’s new job retention measures in a statement to the House of Commons. The furlough scheme will come to an end, as planned, on 31 October 2020. The government says it cannot keep jobs open only inside the...
GDPR regulations have not been suspended because of covid. Coronavirus has changed so much of life as we know it. Over the last five months and as we now emerge from lockdown, we are all entering a ‘new normal.’ Systems being put in place, such as track and trace and...
