by David Smith | Mar 27, 2020 | Advice
You will no doubt have seen the recent government announcements around furloughing employees’ and the government covering the cost of this for 80% of their usual wages up to £2,500 per month. It seems pretty straight forward for your own recruitment consultants and...
by David Smith | Mar 21, 2020 | Advice
Staying at home If you have symptoms of coronavirus infection (COVID-19), however mild, stay at home and do not leave your house for 7 days from when your symptoms started. (See the stay at home guidance for more information) My employer wants me to come to work even...
by David Smith | Mar 21, 2020 | Advice
Support for businesses who are paying sick pay to employees HMRC will bring forward legislation to allow small-and medium-sized businesses and employers to reclaim Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) paid for sickness absence due to COVID-19. The eligibility criteria for the...
by David Smith | Mar 21, 2020 | Advice
Support for businesses through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, all UK employers will be able to access support to continue paying part of their employees’ salary for those employees that would otherwise have been laid...
by David Smith | Mar 21, 2020 | Advice
A new temporary Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, delivered by the British Business Bank, will launch early next week to support primarily small and medium-sized businesses to access bank lending and overdrafts. The government will provide lenders with a...