Coronavirus Insights
Essential information for HR & employers dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on their workforce and operations.
Latest COVID-19 posts
Travelling to the UK (Quarantine Rules)
As part of the Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy, a range of new measures are being introduced at the UK border affecting all international arrivals. This includes the introduction of new
How to Unfurlough Staff
If you are currently receiving financial assistance for furloughed workers through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), you may be looking at how to unfurlough staff in preparation for the
Notice Pay For Furloughed Workers?
If employees have agreed to accept 80% of their salary while on furlough, is their notice pay also paid at 80%, or does it revert to 100% under the usual
Start Work Before Tier 2 Application Decided?
Can an individual start work before the Tier 2 visa is granted? While delayed UK visa processing is causing wide-spread disruption to employers, it may in some cases be possible
COVID-19 Immigration Tier 2 Sponsor Guide
What do Tier 2 sponsor licence holders need to be aware of during the COVID-19 crisis? The key message is that sponsor licence holders remain subject to their licence holder
Tier 1 Entrepreneur: Coronavirus Guidance
As a Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa holder, you may be concerned about your ability to comply with your visa conditions and to meet future extension eligibility requirements because of the
BRP Collection (Guide for Visa Holders)
In light of the coronavirus crisis and UK lockdown, we are aware of disruption and changes to the standard BRP collection process. For example, the date from which your biometric
Managing Absences (Coronavirus Guide for HR)
The disruption to business caused by the COVID-19 outbreak is unprecedented. In this article, we consider various scenarios in which an employee may be absent from work and what are
Redundancy Notice Period (Employers’ Guide)
As a consequence of the social distancing and lockdown rules relating to COVID-19 imposed by the UK government, many companies and organisations will no longer be able to operate or
COVID-19 & Holiday Entitlement (HR Guide)
Various new employment regulations have been introduced in response to the coronavirus pandemic, all with the intention of helping businesses and the workforce cope with the effects of the outbreak,
Rest Breaks at Work (Employers’ Guide)
The rules on taking breaks at work are covered by the Working Time Regulations 1998 and your employee’s own contract of employment. Whether or not these breaks are paid is
Statutory Layoff Pay (Guide for Employers)
In the current climate, where the coronavirus crisis has forced the closure of many UK businesses, or resulted in a significant downturn in profits, employers may be looking to temporarily
Changing Worker Contract Terms (Coronavirus FAQs)
The coronavirus outbreak is forcing employers to make difficult decisions and actions in respect of their workforce. While the Government introduces emergency schemes to avert widescale layoffs and redundancies, employers
Time Off For Dependants (Coronavirus HR Guide)
This article was first published before the Government extended the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to include carers With the coronavirus crisis affecting the UK as a whole, and following the
Homeworking During Lockdown (HR Advice)
The UK Government has placed the country on official lockdown from 23 March 2020. Under the new rules, members of the public must not leave their house except to: Travel
Unpaid Leave (HR Guide to Employees’ Rights)
Unpaid leave is where an employee takes time off from their job without pay. In some situations, as in the case of time off to care for a dependent in
Coronavirus Advice for Employers (FAQs)
Coronavirus advice for employers The outbreak of coronavirus in the UK raises a number of issues for employers across employment, immigration and health & safety. We are updating this article
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