Furlough was once a term that no-one had heard of under UK employment law. This is prior to 20 March 2020 when the UK government introduced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). The CJRS and its furlough guidance have been evolving since then. While many...
The 1970 act enshrined the legal principle that men and women should receive equal pay for equal work. A large number of workers are claiming their employers are illegally paying them less than colleagues in similar roles, according to research released as the Equal...
Just over two in five (44%) of employers have increased employee benefits communications, according to research by Wills Towers Watson. Its 2020 Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pulse report, which surveyed 996 employers in April 2020, also found that 14% of respondents are...
The Government’s furlough scheme allows for 80% of salary, up to £2,500, to be reclaimed by the employer per month. Many companies are now taking advantage of this scheme in order to protect cash and ensure the longevity of the business when social distancing...
Employees with company cars who are unable to use them because of the current lockdown are to be granted some relief on the tax they pay on their car benefit. HM Revenue and Customs will not see cars as “available” for benefit-in-kind tax purposes if employees are...
The government has confirmed grants to pay workers’ wages during the coronavirus crisis will also cover employer auto-enrolment (AE) pension contributions. This forms part of the government’s ‘job retention scheme’ announced last week, in which it agreed to pay 80% of...
