Returning to Work: People & Practicalities
With September seeing the reopening of schools in England, and therefore many more returning to the workplace, employers will need to be mindful, flexible, and in some cases, creative, in order to get back to business as usual. There are arguments for allowing remote working arrangements to remain, saving on costs and logistics while permitting […]
Furlough Fraudsters in HMRC’s sights.
Back in June 2020 we wrote about how the HMRC are going to go after companies for Furlough fraud and the update is that the government is asking firms to declare furlough overpayments during an amnesty period, in a bid to claim back money incorrectly claimed through the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme. Companies that received money they […]
Update: Government Job Retention Scheme Further Guidance
The HMRC have published further guidance on The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme going forward and with this being a key topic we are asked about at the moment, with clients having to make retention plans at the moment we are sharing with you the latest on the one-off, £1000 payment that was announced by central […]
Moral Hazards, Moral High Grounds, and the Job Retention Bonus Scheme
On 8 July, as part of his summer mini budget, the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak announced that the UK Government would pay £1000 bonus scheme to employers for every furloughed employee that they continued to employ through to at least January 2021. This came as good news to employers facing an uncertain end to 2020 after the […]
Business Adjustments & Mental Health Post Covid-19
As Covid-19 lockdowns everywhere begin to relax, organisations must consider how to operate effectively in the modern workplace, while keeping employees safe, in the absence of a vaccine. Introducing enhanced hygiene protocols, modifying office layouts, going digital and reducing the number of staff in the workplace at one time are all at the forefront. But […]
Re-opening your business after Coronavirus
What do businesses need to ensure they do to open successfully after Coronavirus ?> Our recent PowerPoint presentation Coronavirus Presentation – July20 discusses this fully. Remain VigilantMinimise close contact Minimise risk to the team Provide information & training for the team. Manage employee hygiene Working from home Communicate with team, customers & stake-holders Clean the […]
HR Quarterly Newsletter – July 2020
Our quarterly HR Newsletter with hot current HR topics and future and what to expect.
Post-Pandemic Planning – Benefits of Outsourcing your HR
It is without question that post Covid-19, it will be a little more complicated to run an organisation, with aspects of health & safety and remote working being the tip of the iceberg. Many organisations, to ride the wave of the pandemic, have found success with systems and processes that they had not previously considered […]
Could working from home become part of our ‘new normal’?
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen the practice of working from home thrust upon most of us. While the adjustment, with its certain bonuses of reduced commutes, expense and emissions, has been publicly welcomed by many, it has forced many of us into practices we are not familiar or comfortable with, both as employees and employers. […]
HMRC to go after company Directors for Furlough Fraud
As we expected and have said throughout since the Furlough launch, it has been noted by the Financial Adviser & Rachel Mortimer that the HMRC will impose a Penalty on Directors who deliberately flout the rules of the Government Retention Scheme. Since the introduction of the scheme we have ensured with our clients that they […]
Introduction of Flexible Working Scheme
On Friday 28th May 2020, the UK Chancellor – (Mr Sunak) outlined and confirmed the changes to the current Furlough scheme with the introduction of the flexible working Furlough Scheme but what are the main changes and facts: July will see employees being allowed to return to their employer part-time ‘Flexible Furlough’ with companies paying […]
Beyond Furlough – 4 Important Considerations
Beyond Furlough – 4 Important Considerations This week (28th May 2020), UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce the government’s planned changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – one significant change being that of employers making contributions to the scheme’s continuance. Under the furlough scheme, employees receive 80% of their pay, up to […]