Coronavirus Hub

Hiring intentions have plummeted, planned redundancies have increased and the pay outlook for employees is far from rosy.

Guidance for employers has been published by the ICO on testing employees for COVID-19 and how they should handle data.

A back to work strategy and guidelines to working safely during COVID-19 have been published.

A new guide on how the collective redundancies regime may be affected by COVID-19 has been included in our Knowledge section. 

Administrators can place a company’s employees on furlough and claim for their wages under the Job Retention Scheme.

Right to Work checks have been temporarily adjusted to make it easier for employers to carry them out during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Workers who have not taken all their statutory annual leave entitlement due to COVID-19 can now carry it over into the next two leave years. This will allow leave to be taken some time in the following two years but only where the leave was not taken in this current holiday year as a result of the effects of COVID-19 on the worker, the employer or the wider economy.

The Coronavirus Act 2020 enables changes to be made to the SSP rules and for employees and workers to take emergency volunteer leave and not suffer detriment for doing so. 

People unable to work for more than 7 days because of coronavirus (COVID-19) can obtain an isolation note through a new online service.

In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, we look at what options employers have for reducing employees’ contractual hours.