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Poll identifies measures that would help alleviate employee anxiety about going back to a physical workplace

13 August 2020

12 August 2020

The Lords Economic Affairs Committee has launched its inquiry into employment and COVID-19. It will examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labour...

11 August 2020

The Employment Rights Act 1996 (Coronavirus, Calculation of a Week's Pay) Regulations 2020 came into force on 31 July 2020 to ensure that furloughed employees...

10 August 2020

HMRC have published a policy paper explaining the eligibility requirements and what employers need to do to claim the Job Retention Bonus, i.e. a one-off...

7 August 2020

New research by law firm Slater and Gordon reveals bosses are telling female staff to dress ‘sexier’ and wear make-up for video calls and over...

6 August 2020

The Government has published its response to the consultation on regulations implementing a £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments. See key aspects of the...

4 August 2020

HMRC have published ‘Guidance: Penalties for not telling HMRC about Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme grant overpayments’, which covers the following:...

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Acas publish advice for all employees returning from Spain

3 August 2020

30 July 2020

Acas has published its 2019 to 2020 annual report. There were 1,172,091 contacts through Acas's helpline and advisory services such as the telephone helpline (which...

29 July 2020

On 17 July, HMRC updated its guidance: Check which employees you can put on furlough to use the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to make it...

28 July 2020

In February 2020, the Government published its Policy Statement on the UK’s new Points-Based Immigration System. The Home Office have now published a 130 page...

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Dismissal fair for excessive use of internet for personal purposes during work time

27 July 2020

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