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How to furlough employees under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Updated to reflect the latest government guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, published on 4 April 2020.

How to manage probationary periods

Updated to reflect that terms about probationary periods must be included in the written statement of employment particulars, effective from 6 April 2020.

How to manage career breaks

Updated to reflect that the holiday pay reference period has changed for workers without normal working hours, effective from 6 April 2020.

How to manage annualised hours contracts

Updated to reflect changes in entitlement to a written statement of employment particulars, effective from 6 April 2020.

How to employ an individual on a fixed-term contract

Updated to reflect changes in entitlement to a written statement of employment particulars, effective from 6 April 2020.

How to draft an employment contract

Revised to reflect changes in entitlement to, and information that must be included in, the written statement of employment particulars, effective from 6 April 2020.

How to employ an individual on a casual or zero hours contract

Updated to reflect that the right to a written statement of employment particulars is extended to workers and that the holiday pay reference period has changed for workers without normal working hours, effective from 6 April 2020.

How to manage bank holidays

Updated to reflect that the holiday pay reference period has changed for workers without normal working hours, effective from 6 April 2020.

How to decide whether to settle or fight an employment tribunal claim

Updated to reflect an increase in the maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal, effective from 6 April 2020.

How to decide whether or not to make use of employee-shareholder status

Updated to reflect increases in the maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal and the capital gains tax annual allowance, both in force from 6 April 2020.

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