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    Furlough top-up confusion in museum sector

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Apr 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Apr 2020

    Furloughed staff at prestigious museums are having their salaries topped-up on a case-by-case basis.

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    Furlough: parental pay to be calculated on usual earnings

    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Apr 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Apr 2020

    Furloughed workers taking parental or adoption leave will receive parental or adoption pay based on their usual earnings, not the...

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    Give tasks meaning and lockdown monotony can be defeated

    by Binna Kandola 27 Apr 2020
    by Binna Kandola 27 Apr 2020

    Protecting productivity and decision-making during the lockdown means defeating boredom, argues Professor Binna Kandola

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    Furloughing staff is morally wrong and HR should stop it

    by Josh Sunsoa 24 Apr 2020
    by Josh Sunsoa 24 Apr 2020

    Why have employers with large cash reserves been allowed to go cap in hand to the government, asks Josh Sunsoa.

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    Hospitality sector reacts to new ‘tronc’ system furlough guidance

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Apr 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Apr 2020

    Hospitality workers set to lose out as 'tronc' system excluded from furlough calculations.

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    How Honest Burgers is preparing furloughed staff for the future

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Apr 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Apr 2020

    The coronavirus lockdown has hit the hospitality sector hard, with thousands of employees currently unable to work. But restaurant chain...

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    Non-furloughed: What about the employees left behind?

    by Kimberly Cassady 24 Apr 2020
    by Kimberly Cassady 24 Apr 2020

    More than 1 million employees have been reported as furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. But there are many...

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    • Health and safety

    Construction, automotive and hospitality firms reopen sites

    by Rob Moss 23 Apr 2020
    by Rob Moss 23 Apr 2020

    Construction giant Taylor Wimpey, which has announced a phased reopening of its building sites from Monday 4 May, is among...

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    • Employment law
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    Furlough: written agreement not necessary

    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Apr 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Apr 2020

    HM Revenue & Customs has clarified that employees do not need to have provided a written agreement to stop working...

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    70% of firms have furloughed staff

    by Rob Moss 22 Apr 2020
    by Rob Moss 22 Apr 2020

    More than 70% of companies had furloughed some employees last week, days before HM Revenue & Customs’ portal for the...

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    UK employment at all-time high before lockdown

    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Apr 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Apr 2020

    The UK employment rate reached a record high before social distancing and coronavirus lockdown measures forced the closure of the...

    • Coronavirus
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    Thousands apply for grants on furlough portal’s first day

    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Apr 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Apr 2020

    More than 140,000 employers applied for wage grants under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme within the first eight hours of...

    • Coronavirus
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    Furlough: Confusion over whether formal consent needed

    by Jo Faragher 20 Apr 2020
    by Jo Faragher 20 Apr 2020

    Concerns have been raised that employers could fail to qualify for the new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme by not asking...

    • Coronavirus
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    Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme portal opens

    by Jo Faragher 20 Apr 2020
    by Jo Faragher 20 Apr 2020

    The government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme portal opened this morning (20 April), allowing businesses to claim support for furloughed employees...

    • Coronavirus
    • Financial services
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    City jobs market rebound cut short by coronavirus

    by Jo Faragher 20 Apr 2020
    by Jo Faragher 20 Apr 2020

    The City jobs market enjoyed a healthy rebound in the first month of the year – only to be cut...

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