Blog - Redundancy
Outsourced HR
13th Oct 2020Absence Management, Change Management, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Employee Handbook, Employment Law, HR Resources, Human Resources, Leadership, Onboarding Employees, Online HR, Recruitment, RedundancyTraining
Outsourced HR Considering outsourcing your HR? Take a look at this before you decide. We all know that issues with staff can be incredibly time consuming and these non income generating activities, although important, can become a significant cause of frustration. You will have had those days when you wish you could wave your magic wand and make all of it go away, in comes your fairy godmother in the guise...
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Job Support Scheme Extended
9th Oct 2020Coronavirus, Employment Law, HR Resources, Human ResourcesRedundancy
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced an extension to the Jobs Support Scheme, which is due to begin on 1 November 2020. Last month, the Government announced how the Jobs Support Scheme would contribute 1/3rd of the shortfall of wages (capped at £697.72pm) for employees who were working reduced hours, but working at least 33% of their normal (pre-furlough) hours. The employer would contribute a further 1/3rd of the shortfall, and...
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Survivors Guide to Redundancy
3rd Aug 2020Business, CoronavirusRedundancy
Dealing with redundancy aftermath Survivors Guide to Redundancy - While the R rate may have become a much talked about piece of data in recent months, capturing the level of Covid infection ‘risk rate’, the other significant R word which keeps us all mindful of the pandemic impact – is Redundancy. This R Rate, continues to be high, and affecting businesses small and large throughout the UK. Indeed, the ONS (Office...
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Furloughed workers get full redundancy payments
30th Jul 2020Business, Change Management, Coronavirus, Employment Law, HR Resources, Human Resources, PayrollRedundancy
Furloughed workers get full redundancy payments The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has announced this morning (30th July 2020) that it is bringing in a new law to ensure all furloughed employees receive redundancy payments at 100% of their normal pay, rather than a reduced furlough rate. Throughout the pandemic, the government has urged businesses to do right by their employees and pay those being made redundant based...
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Redundancy Getting It Right
28th Jul 2020Business, Coronavirus, Employment LawRedundancy
Making someone redundant is one of the hardest things you'll ever have to do – and for the sake of your business, you need to balance the need to get it right legally as well as skilfully manage the emotional impact that always ensues for the team member affected and their colleagues. Lockdown has posed a number of difficulties for businesses, many business owners, even with the support offered by...
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