Sick pay

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.

Employers should prepare policies that outline how they will handle employees who are forced to quarantine after travelling abroad.

Insurance, banking and financial services among sectors where pay and conditions are least affected by Covid-19 pandemic.

Bodies representing the recruitment sector have urged the Treasury to extend the 14-day statutory sick pay rebate to businesses with...

People who are ‘shielding’ will be able to return to the workplace from 1 August, health secretary Matt Hancock has...

Small firms are now able to make a claim for a rebate for coronavirus-related Statutory Sick Pay, but do they...

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.

The government should introduce a ‘new settlement’ for low paid workers, giving them more control over the hours they work...

Government warned that fear of hardship could undermine effectiveness of track and trace.

Employers are now able to recover any coronavirus-related statutory sick pay (SSP), with HM Revenue & Customs accepting applications from...

Around a third of payroll departments have been put under pressure due to the coronavirus outbreak – citing reduced team...

The state of California is suing the ride-hailing technology companies Uber and Lyft for failing to provide benefits and protections...

Employees who were transferred to another organisation under TUPE after 28 February 2020 are eligible for furlough, the government has...

Each April, HR professionals must ensure that their organisation complies with the latest round of amended employment laws and deadlines....

The coronavirus pandemic dominated the top 10 most popular FAQs in March.
The coronavirus outbreak is having a big impact...