Cost Savings Following Furlough – The Importance of Planning Ahead Key Contact – Claire Knowles Author – Mark Alaszewski The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) has dominated employment law discourse over the past few weeks and has now both launched and been extended. The Scheme provides temporary support for businesses, lasting from 1 March until 30...Read More
HMRC launches online portal for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Key Contact – Claire Knowles Author – Adam Mcglynn The long-awaited day is here. As of 20 April employers are able to access funds from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) to reimburse wage costs for employees placed on furlough leave. Accompanying the launch has been...Read More
Holidaying at Home – Confirmation of annual leave treatment under the Job Retention Scheme Key Contact – Claire Knowles Author – Rebecca Mahon We reported towards the end of the day on Friday that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, or “furlough” scheme, would be extended to 30th June 2020. Just as we thought there would be no...Read More
Furlough for Longer – Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Extended Key Contact – Claire Knowles Author – Adam Mcglynn The government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) is being extended and will now last until 31 June 2020. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has today announced that the Scheme’s end date will be postponed to reflect...Read More
The Status of Commission Payments in the Furlough Scheme Author – Mark Alaszewski Key Contact – Claire Knowles Since its announcement on 19th March 2020 the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (otherwise known as the ‘Furlough’ scheme) has given rise to a number of difficult issues in employment law, many of which remain unresolved. One of...Read More
Furlough Leave for Companies Entering Administration Key Contact – Claire Knowles Author – Adam Mcglynn With so much employment law reform in response to Coronavirus it is almost surprising that we have not witnessed more judicial intervention and yet without any draft legislation available at this time it would be difficult for any member of...Read More
The Coronavirus Act 2020 Functions of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme) Direction Section 76 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 granted the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury (the Treasury) the power to direct Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to have such functions as they deemed necessary in order to respond to...Read More
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Update – 14 April 2020 In a third round of updates published on Thursday evening, 9 April, the Government has provided additional clarification on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme). Somewhat remarkably, the latest round of updates still doesn’t provide any further information regarding the interaction between furlough leave and...Read More
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Update – Tuesday 7 April 2020 After the Government published its first round of clarifications on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (on 27 March), employers were still left with a number of areas of uncertainty. Requests for further clarity were answered over the weekend. This update summarises the clarifications that have...Read More
The Working Time (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 On Friday 27 March the Secretary of State introduced new regulations to address employees and workers who will not be able to use their annual leave entitlements over the coming months due to the impact of Coronavirus. Section 13 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR)establishes a four-week...Read More
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