Sick pay
Top 10 HR questions September 2020: Testing, Brexit and redundancy
As the number of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases rose in the last month, employers have been asking questions about testing for...
Mind the disability gap: why small business must not be a no-go area for occupational health
Small businesses are often thought of as something of a no-go area for occupational health provision and support – not...
Self-isolation, testing and SSP: employers’ questions answered
The UK may be on the cusp of a second coronavirus wave. Results from a population based study suggested the...
TUC on statutory sick pay: ‘fix this gaping hole’
Two in five workers will be unable to pay their bills if they have to self-isolate for two weeks on...
Low paid workers will receive £13 per day to self-isolate
Workers on low incomes in parts of England with high rates of Covid-19 will be able to claim £13 per...
Mayors launch campaign for self-isolation ‘wages’
Time Out to Help Out campaign aimed at ensuring employees are paid their full normal wage if they are requested to self-isolate and are unable to work from home.
Spanish holidays: how should employers handle staff quarantine?
Employers should prepare policies that outline how they will handle employees who are forced to quarantine after travelling abroad.
Pay rise budgets axed as employers slash costs
Insurance, banking and financial services among sectors where pay and conditions are least affected by Covid-19 pandemic.
Extend sick pay rebate to larger firms, recruitment bodies urge
Bodies representing the recruitment sector have urged the Treasury to extend the 14-day statutory sick pay rebate to businesses with...
Shielding employees can return to work from August
People who are ‘shielding’ will be able to return to the workplace from 1 August, health secretary Matt Hancock has...
Statutory sick pay rebate: how to prepare your payroll
Small firms are now able to make a claim for a rebate for coronavirus-related Statutory Sick Pay, but do they...
Uber drivers in court over ministers’ failure to help gig workers
The High Court today hears a case brought by drivers and the IWGB over Treasury's failure to protect precarious workers during the Covid-19 crisis.
Establish ‘wage boards’ to address low-paid workers’ earnings
The government should introduce a ‘new settlement’ for low paid workers, giving them more control over the hours they work...
‘Extend statutory sick pay to all self isolating employees’, ministers urged
Government warned that fear of hardship could undermine effectiveness of track and trace.
Statutory sick pay rebate scheme launched
Employers are now able to recover any coronavirus-related statutory sick pay (SSP), with HM Revenue & Customs accepting applications from...
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