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Passport Office delays plans to reopen offices after talks with PCS union and site safety inspections.
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CoronavirusManufacturingLatest NewsJob creation and lossesFurlough
Housebuilding giant furloughs 5,500 employees
Barratt Developments has temporarily laid off 85% of its staff but will pay them in full until the end of May.
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Learning & development
Weekend learners make best of lockdown, survey finds
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherThe numbers of people using their ‘lockdown’ weekends to improve their skills have soared, according to analysis by online learning provider Circus Street. The company, which offers digital skills training, …
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CoronavirusLatest NewsFurloughPayroll
Furlough scheme ‘still shutting out new starters not paid before 19 March’
The cut-off date extension for employees to be furloughed will not help as many people as first thought, it is claimed.
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Flexible working
Half of workers expect remote working reversal after Covid-19
by Rob Mossby Rob MossDespite many workers saying they feel trusted and that employers have done well in implementing working from home over the past month, almost half of workers expect a return to …
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Corporate governanceCoronavirusLatest NewsExecutive payFurloughRedundancy
Rules for furloughed directors ‘muddled and contradictory’
The government has been accused of providing conflicting advice over what activities directors can carry out while furloughed.
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Despite the pressures of keeping food and essential supplies in stock and the risk of infection in public-facing roles, supermarkets’ Glassdoor company ratings, based on reviews and scores from employees, …
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Employers’ obligations under the pensions automatic enrolment rules continue to apply, but the Pensions Regulator has made a number of concessions to help employers struggling with cash flow during the …
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CoronavirusManufacturingLatest NewsEconomics, government & businessRedundancy
Regional jobs analysis reveals towns hit hardest by coronavirus crisis
Crawley will be hardest hit in terms of jobs with Oxford among the least affected.
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Education secretary sides with critics of levy’s use for senior management apprenticeships.
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Several food growers have chartered flights to bring Eastern European workers to the UK to help with crop picking. According to the BBC, up to six planes have been chartered …
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Employees who started new jobs up until 19 March have now been brought into the scope of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and their employers can make a claim for …
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BonusesCoronavirusCompensationLatest NewsExecutive payFurloughIncentivesLong-service awards
One in four FTSE 100 bosses has taken a pay cut
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherOne in four bosses of FTSE 100 companies has taken a pay cut during the coronavirus crisis, according to research by the High Pay Centre and PA News Agency. Most …
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Sexual orientation discrimination
Gay engineer awarded £175k for ‘nightmare’ treatment after coming out
by Rob Mossby Rob MossAn engineer has been awarded £175,000 after taking his employer to the…
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Construction workers have been given the green light to start work on the HS2 high-speed rail link, providing they abide by Public Health England guidance. HS2 minister Andrew Stephenson said …