HM Treasury is considering a successor to the furlough scheme that could be similar to Germany’s short-time wage subsidy system, government sources have indicated. The Guardian reported that chancellor Rishi Sunak has been looking at options for the end of the...
Nearly two thirds of working adults have returned to commuting to work, according to latest government figures, although many are only doing so part-time. Against a backdrop of fears over a new UK lockdown, the Office for National Statistics revealed in its...
Current government guidance is that anyone who has a high temperature, a new continuous cough and/or a loss of, or change in, their normal sense of taste or smell should stay at home (ie self-isolate) for at least ten days from the onset of symptoms. If they...
As the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is closed to new entrants from 30 June 2020, an employee cannot be furloughed for the first time after 10 June 2020 (except where they are returning from statutory family leave or they are a reservist returning from active...
The government may be considering a freeze on the national living wage as it counts the cost of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report in the Sunday Telegraph, the plans to increase the national living wage from £8.72 to £9.21 in April 2021 are seen as...
Recruiting done well has an awful lot in common with modern dating, in fact, they share many of the same rules and principles. If you want to improve your success in recruiting long term employees or a new life partner – read the top sixteen rules you should...
