Job Support Scheme: Further Details Published 24 September 2020
As we must expect restrictions to normal life continue for at least another 6 months, and with the Furlough scheme ending in October, the Government have devised a new scheme to help keep employees in work and hopefully avoid the need for redundancies. On 24 September, the Chancellor announced the new Job Support Scheme. We […]
Winter Economy Plan: 24 September 2020
The Chancellor has announced the next phase of the UK’s economic plan as it continues in its response to the pandemic. Today, the Chancellor launched the Winter Economy Plan, which is ultimately about protecting people’s jobs, as it is expected that the virus and the restrictions we now follow will be a fact of life for everyone for at least 6 months. From November, a new Job Support Scheme launches which will which replace […]
New Case Ruling: Working Time in the Care Sector
A group of home care providers have been ordered to pay more than £100,000 in backdated earnings, around £10,000 per employee, the equivalent of 9 months full time work at the national minimum wage and holiday pay. Unison, on behalf of ten employees brought a tribunal claim against three care providers for failing to pay […]