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Chancellor revamps Job Support Scheme

Date:: 22 October 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced an update to the Job Support Scheme (JSS), including for workers in England where tier 2 restrictions apply.

Government will cover two-thirds of wages at firms forced to temporarily close

Date:: 9 October 2020

Two-thirds of the wages of workers in businesses forced to close by local and national lockdowns will be covered by the Government under an expanded Job Support Scheme, chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced.

Furlough bonus guidance published

Date:: 5 October 2020

The government has published details of the one-off bonus that employers can claim if they keep previously furloughed employees on their books for three months after the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme closes on 31 October.

Employers face £10k fine for failing to enforce self-isolation

Date:: 30 September 2020

Employers in England face fines of up to £10,000 if they fail to prevent workers who should be self-isolating from going to the workplace.

Chancellor unveils Job Support Scheme to curb winter job losses

Date:: 24 September 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled his new Job Support Scheme, which will require employers to give staff a minimum of 33% of their usual hours, with the Government covering some of the wages for the remaining hours not worked.

"Work from home if you can" - government tightens restrictions

Date:: 22 September 2020

Boris Johnson has confirmed that people should work from home if they can in a statement to the House of Commons today. He also announced that retail and hospitality staff will be required to wear face masks among a series of tighter restrictions designed to curb rising coronavirus infection rates.

Average wait time for tribunal stands at nine months, claim lawyers

Date:: 21 September 2020

Employment tribunals are at a "tipping point" a leading employment lawyer has warned.

More employment tribunals to go virtual in raft of changes

Date:: 18 September 2020

The government is relaxing the rules around employment tribunals to allow more hearings to be held online in an effort to deal with the rise in cases following the abolition of tribunal fees and to help manage the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Up to £3.6bn in furlough payments fradulent or erroneous

Date:: 8 September 2020

As much as £3.6bn in furlough payments could have been claimed erroneously or fraudulently, according to HM Revenue & Customs.

Low paid workers will receive £13 per day to self-isolate

Date:: 27 August 2020

Workers on low incomes in parts of England with high rates of COVID-19 will be able to claim £13 per day if they have to self-isolate and are unable to work from home.

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