Coronavirus

New and updated

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  FAQs

  Can an employee be furloughed if they are on maternity leave, or other family-related leave?

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  FAQs

  Can agency workers be placed on furlough?

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  FAQs

  Can apprentices be furloughed?

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  FAQs

  Do employers have to pay national insurance contributions for furloughed employees?

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  FAQs

  Do employers have to pay pension contributions for furloughed employees?

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  FAQs

  Does an employer need to obtain an employee's written agreement to be furloughed?

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  Policies and documents

  Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Letter offering to extend furloughed employee's fixed-term contract

  Updated to reflect that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended until 30 April 2021 and the planned review of employers' contribution rates in January 2021 will not now take place.

• Date:

  11 November 2020

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  Commentary and analysis

  Furlough extension: practical implications for HR

  Following the announcement that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be in place until March 2021 and will cover 80% of wages again, Sungjin Park looks at some of the practicalities for HR.

• Date:

  11 November 2020

  Type:

  News

  Full furlough guidance published: notice periods under review

  The government has now published its official guidance for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which has been extended until 31 March 2021.

• Date:

  11 November 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Employment law: Seven key tasks for HR in 2021

  2020 was the year that HR was required to react to the unexpected, but it's now time to plan for the known challenges in the coming year. We look at what HR can do to prepare for 2021.