A decade ago, hardly anyone had heard of the gig economy and flexible working was a topic only approached with caution. The nine to five was very much the norm…
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HMRC have announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) portal is now live, from Monday 20th April, with the first payments being made up to 10 days later. We…
As many as 200,000 more UK workers will now be eligible to get support through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) after the date for eligibility was extended to 19…
HMRC confirmed that the 20th April 2020 is the launch date of the online service for reclaiming wages under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). At around the same time, businesses will be contacted by HMRC…
The 5.9 million small to medium sized enterprises (SME) in the UK, face challenges including managing cash flow, generating new business, creating an effective marketing strategy and effectively managing HR…
During the last decade, the scope of HR has expanded and evolved alongside advances in technology, changes in the way organisations function, how teams are managed and how employees set…
The Home Office introduced some emergency measures on 30 March 2020 to ensure right to work checks can still be carried out during the current COVID19 crisis. Emergency COVID-19 changes…
The Coronavirus Act 2020 brought in several measures, one of which, Schedule 7, was Emergency Volunteering Leave (EVL), which is a temporary form of statutory unpaid leave for employees who…
The word ‘discrimination’ is often used on a day to day basis to describe being treated unfairly for a particular reason; but unlawful discrimination happens when less favourable or unfair treatment relates...
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NOTE: See the latest article “Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme | May 2020 Update” which relates to the Job Retention Scheme having been extended until the end of October 2020. …
