From an employee’s perspective, these proposed changes are wholly positive. For employers the changes will require careful consideration and some work to ensure that recruitment and HR processes are both legal and effective. Labour’s plans are not inherently novel, but they will extend your duty to ensure that dismissals are fair and properly handled from the first day of employment.
On 10 May the government published a policy paper that is a mix of the government’s vision for delivering an improved regulatory framework and covers a number of proposed changes to employment law, one of which is about restrictive covenants, specifically, non-compete clauses. This article covers the changes proposed that are commonly included in employment contracts.
On 24th September, the Chancellor announced the broad outline of the new Job Support Scheme (JSS). In broad terms, the JSS seeks to enable short time working whilst ensuring that employees are still able to earn sufficient wages to survive and companies receive some help with their payroll costs.
As the government permits foreign travel again, and then suddenly revokes its own advice as the pandemic waxes and wanes unpredictably, employers continue to face challenging times and new problems.
There are two measures that are likely to be of direct interest to employers: The Job Retention Bonus (JRB) and the Kickstart Scheme. The JRB is intended to encourage employers to retain staff, and the Kickstart Scheme is aimed at addressing the problems with unemployment amongst the young in society.
It will come as no surprise that we are getting an increasing number of enquiries about the Coronavirus from worried employers and employees.
When dealing with an employee in quarantine with no symptoms, whether they are entitled to any pay depends on who decides that the employee should not attend work and why.
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