In this OnPoint we report on the guidance issued yesterday on working safely during COVID-19 for people who work in offices, factories, warehouses and labs, which comes into effect on 19 July 2021. Introduction - Following...more
In this OnPoint we report on the data protection implications of collecting personal data concerning employees’ vaccination status. Introduction - Employers formulating return to work plans for their employees in accordance...more
Introduction - The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in the Budget on 3 March 2021 that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), also known as the furlough scheme, will be extended for a further five months until 30...more
A further update to the HM Treasury Direction concerning the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) was published on 26 January 2021 making some further adjustments to the rules governing its operation. ...more
2/8/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Retention ,
Furloughs ,
Government Lockdown ,
HMRC ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Labor Laws ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
Relief Measures ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
Following the recent announcement of the new national lockdown and the closure of schools, there will be many employees who are, again, struggling to juggle the demands of work and home schooling their children. ...more
In keeping with its tradition of issuing updates to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) on Fridays, the guidance issued earlier this week on the extended CJRS has been amended this evening in relation to the...more
Following the recent announcement of the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS or “furlough scheme”) and the suspension of the Government’s Job Support Scheme and Job Retention Bonus and then of the further...more
The Government announced shortly after midday Thursday that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is now extended until 31 March 2021....more
Along with the announcement by the UK Government on Saturday, 31 October 2020 of increased lockdown restrictions in England with effect from 5 November 2020, came the news that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS),...more
On 22 October 2020, the UK Government announced further changes to the Job Support Scheme (JSS) which will replace the existing Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), also known as the furlough scheme, when that scheme...more
10/26/2020
/ Amended Rules ,
Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Eligibility ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
HMRC ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
Job Support Scheme ,
Paid Leave ,
PAYE ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme -
On 26 March 2020, the UK Government announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“the Furlough Scheme”). The Furlough Scheme was designed to protect the UK economy by assisting...more
Further detail has now been published about the Job Retention Bonus which employers who retain furloughed employees until the end of January 2021 will be eligible to claim.
Introduction -
Following the Government’s...more
In a move again criticised, as so much recent COVID-19 related legislation has been, as government by decree, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 (“the...more
The UK Government announced yesterday, as part of its Winter Economy Plan, that from 1 November 2020 it will introduce a new Job Support Scheme, which will replace the existing Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”), also...more
Following the Chancellor’s announcement on 8 July 2020 that employers of furloughed employees would be entitled to a job retention bonus if they kept employees employed until the end of January 2021, the Government published...more
8/7/2020
/ Bonuses ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Eligibility Determination ,
Employer Rights ,
Exceptions ,
Furloughs ,
HMRC ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
New Guidance ,
Relief Measures ,
Taxable Income ,
UK
In this OnPoint, we report on the legislation now enacted requiring employers to use an employee’s normal unreduced pay when making statutory redundancy and other payments to those whose employment is terminated while they...more
8/1/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Rights Act ,
Furloughs ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Payments ,
Pay Reductions ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Redundancy Payments ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
On Wednesday 1 July 2020 the Government updated its various guidance materials addressing the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“the Scheme”) and its operation. At least this time there are no dramatic changes but one crucial...more
In this OnPoint we report on the six “data protection steps” that the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) has set out in its recently issued guidance for employers to consider in relation to the use of the personal...more
On Friday 26 June 2020 the Government published the third Treasury Direction concerning the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“the Scheme”) which governs the operation of the Scheme in respect of the period from 1 July 2020...more
Whilst employers are currently putting immense time and effort into making arrangements for the safe return of staff to the workplace following lockdown, they should not lose sight of the importance of consultation with their...more
In this OnPoint we report on the further guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) issued by the Government on Friday 12 June, 2020 and the issues that employers need to consider in planning for the final...more
In this OnPoint we report on the UK Government’s recently announced consultation on the taxation and clawback regime which will apply in relation to grants made to employers under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“the...more
6/9/2020
/ Clawbacks ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Retention ,
Furloughs ,
Grants ,
HMRC ,
Insolvency ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
Personal Liability ,
Relief Measures ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
In this OnPoint we report on the recently announced extension of and changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) with a reminder that the last date for furloughing staff for the first time for the purposes of...more
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently issued guidance for employers on the issues they need to bear in mind when considering the introduction of testing as part of their arrangements for returning staff to the...more
5/26/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
New Guidance ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
UK ,
UK Data Protection Act ,
UK ICO ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
In this OnPoint, we report on the Government’s further guidance on workers’ entitlements to holiday leave and holiday pay during the COVID-19 pandemic....more