Coronavirus
The effect of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic on employment is huge, as employees are urged to self-isolate, people are told to avoid social contact, and businesses close their doors. The Covid-19 coronavirus, Ebola, MERS, SARS, swine flu and bird flu are all examples of infectious diseases that have had a significant impact on business travel or have led to public health policies that employers need to adhere to. This category also covers other infectious diseases that have affect workplace activities in the past as employers move to protect their staff from potential infection or deal with the fallout of large scale epidemics or pandemics.
Centrica employees face revised contracts with no overtime
GMB union enters talks with troubled utilities giant over new terms and conditions and modernisation.
UK records biggest fall in working hours since 1971
Working hours, says the ONS, is a more telling measure of the economic picture than payroll numbers.
Furlough fraud: how employers can ensure their CJRS claims are lawful
With so many updates and tweaks to the furlough scheme, businesses need to work hard to ensure they don't fall foul of the rules.
Women aged 17 most likely to be furloughed
Seventeen-year-old women were more likely to be furloughed by their employers than any other employee, the latest Coronavirus Job Retention...
More than a million people awaiting NHS surgery
The number of NHS patients admitted for routine operations dropped by 82% in May, prompting doctors to warn of a...
Graduate recruitment down by almost a third in some countries
The graduate hiring market is down by almost a third in some countries due to the coronavirus, the Institute of...
Unemployment to top 4 million as workers come off furlough
Unemployment could top 4 million by the end of the year, with 1.3 million people going straight from furlough into...
ASOS to repay £1.8m in furlough claims
Online fashion retailer ASOS has announced it will repay the money it claimed under the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme....
No plans for face coverings in offices, says Hancock
The government has no plans to force office workers to wear face coverings, the health secretary has said.
Matt Hancock...
One in five feeling ‘hopeless’ because of pandemic
One in five UK adults still feel “hopeless” as the coronavirus lockdown is lifted, according to the charity the Mental...
Ministers offer conflicting return-to-work messages
Advice around whether people should return to offices remains conflicted, with Boris Johnson urging people to think about returning to...
Over 1,000 UK redundancies expected at G4S Cash Solutions
Security company G4S is planning to cut more than a quarter of jobs in its cash handling business amid the...
Covid-19 offers occupational health ‘a unique opportunity’
As the first “crisis” phase of the coronavirus pandemic eases, but with the threat of a second wave still all...
Primark will not take up job retention bonus
John Lewis and William Hill thought to be unlikely to take advantage of scheme, but many other large firms still weighing it up.
MP’s bid to protect women from unfair redundancy gets over first hurdle
Maria Miller's proposals aim to bolster rights of women on maternity leave, who are often considered an easy target for redundancy.
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