What's Happening - Video/Multimedia
As we are fast approaching a full year of the availability of the CJRS, known commonly as the furlough scheme, we have prepared a video this week which discusses the potential risks associated with the employer’s decision making as to who should be furloughed here
Join Us - Webinars
We are pleased to announce a programme of webinars taking place over the first half of 2021. The first event is as follows:
24 February 2020 at 11am – Challenges of Remote Working and Managing Sickness Absence & Annual Salary Guide – with HAYS Recruitment
In a joint event with Hays Recruitment we will be setting out how best to manage sickness absence arising as a result of Covid-19. This will include answering questions such as;
- Can I use furlough for an employee of sick?
- What do I pay an employee who is off sick with Covid-19?
- How can we manage long Covid in terms of sickness absence?
- How to manage sickness absence of those employees working remotely?
We will also discuss generally how to a support your employees’ mental health and wellbeing.
Hays recruitment will then present their annual salary guide. In a time of great change, it’s vital you know what skills will be in most demand, where the talent shortages lie and what salaries you should be offering in 2021.
Discover all this and more during the virtual launch of the Hays Salary & Recruiting Trends 2021 guide.
To book your place on this webinar please email employment EmploymentHub@chadlaw.co.uk>. You will then receive the link to the webinar once you have signed up.
Full details of all our upcoming webinars can be found on our website at www.chadwicklawrence.co.uk/seminars/business-services-seminars/
In the News
There have been lots of relevant employment law/HR updates this week. Most still surround COVID-19 but can be found at following links:
| Critical Workers with Childcare Responsibilities – Extension to 8 March 2021 The government announced on 27 January 2021 that the current restrictions on school closures will remain in place until at least 8 March 2021 at the earliest, but that the children of critical workers and vulnerable children can continue to attend schools at this time, and early years settings also remain open https://www.gov.uk/government/news/education-attendance-restrictions-to-remain-in-place |
| Test and Trace Support Payments The government announced that, should you be instructed to self-isolate by test and trace, you may be eligible for a £500.00 support payment. If this sum results in an employee’s earnings putting them over their personal allowance, this sum will be taxable, but National Insurance contributions will not be taken from the sum. This relief payment is available in England only. https://www.gov.uk/test-and-trace-support-payment?priority-taxon=774cee22-d896-44c1-a611-e3109cce8eae |
| Kickstart Scheme –Employers Urged to get Involved The Kickstart Scheme, (details of which can be found here) was introduced in September 2020 to assist young people getting work, and has now been amended (effective from 3 February 2021) to remove the limit requiring employers to create a minimum of 30 vacancies in order to be eligible to apply. This scheme is planned to run until December 2021 to create jobs for 16-24 year olds in a push to get them off Universal Credit and into employment https://www.gov.uk/government/news/kickstart-moves-up-a-gear-with-over-120-000-jobs-created-so-far-and-government-making-it-even-simpler-for-employers-to-join |
| Employing new Staff from outside the UK The government has published guidance for employers on the new rules applicable to hiring new staff from outside the UK following the expiry of the Brexit transition period. In many instances you will likely require a sponsor licence, particularly for skilled workers, but details of the different routes available can be found here https://www.gov.uk/guidance/recruiting-people-from-outside-the-uk |
| COVID-19 Vaccine for Clinically Extremely Vulnerable Clinically Extremely Vulnerable workers currently advised to shield in line with current government guidelines can, from 29 January 2021, book their vaccine online. This means that should the batch of letters containing their letter have been processed but not yet delivered in the post, the appointment can still be booked via the government gateway here https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/book-coronavirus-vaccination/ |
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