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Pandemics, rising costs and environmental concerns are leading to doubts over whether long-haul business travel will ever return to ‘normal’.
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Hospitality sector reacts to new ‘tronc’ system furlough guidance
Hospitality workers set to lose out as ‘tronc’ system excluded from furlough calculations.
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Employers can now refer essential workers for coronavirus tests
by Rob Mossby Rob MossEmployers of essential workers in England who are self-isolating with symptoms of coronavirus can refer them for Covid-19 testing.
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How Honest Burgers is preparing furloughed staff for the future
The coronavirus lockdown has hit the hospitality sector hard, with thousands of employees currently unable to work. But restaurant chain Honest Burgers has been using tech to deliver fun and …
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More than 1 million employees have been reported as furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. But there are many thousands of workers still operating from home or – where …
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Construction, automotive and hospitality firms reopen sites
by Rob Mossby Rob MossConstruction giant Taylor Wimpey, which has announced a phased reopening of its building sites from Monday 4 May, is among a number of firms to reopen for business with social …
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HM Revenue & Customs has clarified that employees do not need to have provided a written agreement to stop working for them to be placed on furlough. It issued the …
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Say “frontline” in the current climate of coronavirus and you think of health workers, supermarket staff or other workers providing essential services. Chris Ford looks at customer service staff who …
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Proposals to extend the visas of NHS workers may not apply to as many people as initially thought, immigration experts have warned a group of MPs. The home affairs select …
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Five years after its introduction, the number of fathers claiming shared parental leave has increased by over two thirds since 2015/16, but four in 10 dads still cannot afford to …
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House of Lords committee reveals IR35 concerns
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherThe House of Lords committee looking at the proposed extension of IR35 regulations to the private sector has written to the Treasury with a list of damning concerns about the …
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70% of firms have furloughed staff
by Rob Mossby Rob MossMore than 70% of companies had furloughed some employees last week, days before HM Revenue & Customs’ portal for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme went live. It comes as HMRC …
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It’s been a challenge for HR professionals everywhere to get employees on board with new ways of working, but how can you maintain engagement and momentum if that workforce is …
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Hairdresser wins £20k after being asked to clean up dog excrement
by Rob Mossby Rob MossA hairdresser has been awarded £20,000 at an employment tribunal after her boss asked her to pick up excrement in the salon car park following revelations she was a Muslim. …
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The UK employment rate reached a record high before social distancing and coronavirus lockdown measures forced the closure of the majority of workplaces. Between December 2019 and February 2020, 76.6% …