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
Enforcement of the obligation on UK employers of the requisite size to file gender pay gap reports was suspended in respect of 2019/20 due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The obligation to comply with the applicable gender pay gap...more
1/22/2021
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Furloughs ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
International Labor Laws ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Pay Transparency ,
Reporting Requirements ,
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
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
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
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
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
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
The UK Government has announced today that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“the Scheme”), which has so far assisted over one million businesses in the UK, will be extended by four months until the end of October 2020....more
Employers are now turning their minds to the many and varied issues they need to consider when planning for the end of lockdown - even though of course they will need to wait for details of the precise timing and phasing of...more
5/8/2020
/ Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Protection ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Furloughs ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Government Lockdown ,
Holiday Pay ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
Medical Monitoring ,
Mental Health ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Remote Working ,
Remuneration ,
Risk Assessment ,
Social Distancing ,
UK ,
Workplace Safety
The development by HMRC of its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“the Scheme”), now extended in its operation until the end of June 2020, has involved numerous iterations of its guidance for employers and employees, the...more
4/20/2020
/ Accrual Requirements ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Funding ,
Furloughs ,
HMRC ,
Holiday Pay ,
Holidays ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour ,
Working Time Regulations
This OnPoint reports on the further detail issued about the operation of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on Wednesday, 15 April 2020.
Introduction -
On Wednesday, 15 April 2020, the UK Government confirmed – by way...more
4/18/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Furloughs ,
HMRC ,
International Labor Laws ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
PAYE ,
Sick Employees ,
TUPE ,
UK ,
Unpaid Leave ,
Wage and Hour
Introduction On the evening of Thursday 9 April 2020, the UK Government confirmed – by of an updated version of its guidance to employers and employees – further detail about the operation of its Coronavirus Job Retention...more
4/10/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Furloughs ,
Holidays ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
National Insurance Contributions ,
PAYE ,
Residency Status ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Sick Leave ,
TUPE ,
UK
The UK Government has issued further detail about its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. In this OnPoint we report on some of the specific issues relating to the operation of this scheme now addressed in more detail in the...more
4/6/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Furloughs ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
Paid Leave ,
Redundancy Payments ,
UK ,
Unpaid Leave ,
Wage and Hour
In this OnPoint we report on the right to take emergency volunteering leave which has been introduced in the United Kingdom in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Coronavirus Act 2020 (the “Act”) came into force on 25...more