The Government is facing calls to delay the phasing out of its furlough scheme amid warnings of the impact on the UK’s recovery from the pandemic. The Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme (CJRS, or furlough) faces changes from today (1 July 2021). Employers will...
Issues with the board payroll have resulted in some CITB employees receiving too much furlough pay under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and some receiving too little. Hundreds of CITB employees were placed on furlough in the first 2020 lockdown. Almost...
Deliveroo riders have suffered a setback after the court of appeal upheld the previous verdicts that found couriers are indeed self-employed. The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has been fighting through since 2017 to have Deliveroo riders...
Insurers are expected to reject the five day week and continue with a hybrid approach to work as the country begins to emerge from the pandemic. This contradicts the recent predictions from the Centre for Cities which expects the five-day working week to return within...
The number of age discrimination claims taken to employment tribunals has seen a dramatic increase in England and Wales, according to an analysis of the latest Ministry of Justice data. Age discrimination claims increased by 74% in the last year, with a 176% rise in...
