Coronavirus

New and updated

• Workplace pensions

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to reflect that the FCA has published its policy statement on pension transfer advice.

• 30-day window for firms to confess furlough fraud starts next month

  Date:

  15 June 2020

  Type:

  News

  Employers that believe they may have abused the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will have a 30-day period to admit their mistakes under plans being fast-tracked through Parliament.

• Do more to protect those not covered by financial support, say MPs

  Date:

  15 June 2020

  Type:

  News

  More than a million people fell through the cracks of the government's coronavirus support schemes for employees and the self-employed.

• 'Horrible, complex' flexible furlough guidance unveiled

  Date:

  15 June 2020

  Type:

  News

  Flexible furlough guidance published by HM Revenue and Customs on Friday night reveals that from 1 July employees will no longer have to be furloughed for a minimum period of three weeks.

• Does an employee who is given notice of redundancy while on furlough have the right to paid time to look for work?

  Type:

  FAQs

• How to carry out redundancies when employees have been furloughed

  Type:

  How to

  Practical guidance on making redundancies during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic when employees have been furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, including consulting employees, issues around selection, notice pay and redundancy payments.

• Retail, hotel and food services are biggest furlough scheme users

  Date:

  12 June 2020

  Type:

  News

  Retail, wholesale, accommodation and food services businesses have been the biggest users of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, together putting around three million people on furlough and claiming roughly £5.8bn in wage subsidies, HM Revenue & Customs has revealed.

• Philippines: Employee rights

  Type:

  International

  Updated to reflect further government guidelines on employment measures related to coronavirus, including on the return to work.

• Coronavirus: resource round-up

  Type:

  Editor's choice

  Enhanced to highlight new resources for HR on flexible furlough, and the results of the fifth coronavirus pulse survey.

• Misconduct

  Type:

  Line manager briefings

  Enhanced to include guidance on conducting remote disciplinary procedures.