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Women’s fashion retailers Oasis and Warehouse have appointed administrators, with the immediate loss of 200 jobs and more than 2,000 other roles at risk. Coronavirus and administration High Court offers …
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Only a third of this year’s graduates are confident they will secure a graduate job when they leave university, according to a survey by Bright Network. Its annual graduate insight …
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CBI: Confirm furlough extension or redundancies could be permanent
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherCompanies could be forced into a position where they have to make people permanently redundant if the government doesn’t confirm any extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. According to …
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CoronavirusEmployment lawLatest NewsEmployment contractsFurloughInsolvencyRedundancy
High Court offers clarity around furlough during administration
A High Court judgment has provided clarity around how administrators should apply the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for employees whose employer has begun insolvency proceedings. The administrators for Italian restaurant …
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Furlough: updated guidance confirms TUPE and overseas citizens’ eligibility
Employees who were transferred to another organisation under TUPE after 28 February 2020 are eligible for furlough, the government has confirmed in the latest revision to its Coronavirus Job Retention …
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Platform brings together firms laying off with those hiring
A platform that brings together organisations with staff who have been laid off or furloughed because of the coronavirus with those in urgent need of workers has been launched by …
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When working from home, how can we minimise the irritations of the ‘capsule environment’?
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Announced in the Coronavirus Bill last month, the government intends to introduce a temporary right to statutory emergency volunteering leave to enable workers, employees and agency staff to take unpaid …
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The lasting effects of coronavirus on HR and business
by Brian Kroppby Brian KroppThe Covid-19 crisis will change how we work in future. Gartner’s Brian Kropp looks at the impact of the pandemic on how and where we work and whether businesses will …
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Employees who were transferred to another organisation under TUPE after 28 February 2020 can receive 80% of their wages while furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, it has been …
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Indeed, Monster and TotalJobs report surge in farm-related job searches from within the UK.
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HM Passport Office staff may soon be urged to return to work in their offices by the government, to the alarm of employees and unions. A leaked transcript of a …
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The government will allocate £750m to support charities working on the front line of the coronavirus crisis, chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak announced yesterday (8 April). Coronavirus support Chancellor …
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Coronavirus: How can we prepare for a leader falling ill?
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherWith the Prime Minister in intensive care, the Cabinet is finding a new ‘business as usual’ while its leader recuperates. As more organisations could face periods of self-isolation or worse …
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Unpaid work means women underpaid by £126bn
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherUnpaid work such as childcare, cooking and cleaning means the gender pay gap is much higher than official figures, according to charity Pro Bono Economics. The charity, co-founded by chief …