18 August, 2020
However, new research highlights concerns among employers with higher levels of low pay and in sectors hardest hit by COVID-19
17 August, 2020 Open access
Low Incomes Tax Reform Group issues new guidance as Self-Employment Income Support Scheme reopens for applications
17 August, 2020 Open access
Action needed to preserve viable jobs in the short-term, particularly in the event of a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic or further local lockdowns
14 August, 2020 Open access
New statutory rule provides for normal wage to be used in calculations in cases where an employee has received reduced wages while on furlough
12 August, 2020 Open access
New report calls for government to use Employment Bill to end zero-hours contracts and introduce penalties for employers who mislead people about their employment status
12 August, 2020 Open access
11 August, 2020 Open access
New HMRC figures also highlight that 9.6m jobs have been furloughed over the period to 9 August 2020
11 August, 2020 Open access
General Secretary also warns that ‘the alarm bells couldn’t be ringing any louder’, urging Ministers to 'act now to protect and create jobs'.
6 August, 2020 Open access
New report on employment rights during the coronavirus outbreak finds that people with a disability, and carers of children, are at least twice as likely to face redundancy compared to other workers
5 August, 2020 Open access
Social Metrics Commission warns that, as a result, both the incidence and severity of poverty could increase
5 August, 2020 Open access
In addition, the Service warns that economic impact of coronavirus, and fears around the furlough scheme ending, has left employers and staff concerned about their future livelihoods
4 August, 2020 Open access
New HMRC statistics also show that more than £2 billion spent on scheme in last week alone
3 August, 2020
New report also calls for an end to the narrow list of highly skilled professions that asylum seekers are limited to work in
30 July, 2020 Open access
New legislation comes into force on 31 July 2020
30 July, 2020
Employment Tribunals President also highlights replacement of dated software, telephone issues and judicial and administrative recruitment as additional factors affecting performance
29 July, 2020 Open access
New guidance advises amount of penalty will depend on whether person knew they were ineligible when they received grant
29 July, 2020 Open access
Committee Chair expresses concern that problems with support, including for pregnant women, freelancers and agency workers, were raised repeatedly 'and yet these warnings continued to go unheeded'
29 July, 2020 Open access
Institute comments that extending scheme beyond October 2020 would have been 'relatively inexpensive' and that, by reducing unemployment, it 'might have paid for itself'
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