As the 19 July, so called ‘Freedom Day’ draws closer, it is expected that the legacy of home working will linger on, with many employers expected to adopt a hybrid approach to work. Recent research by Hitachi Capital Business Finance surveyed a nationally...
Trials of a four-day week in Iceland were an “overwhelming success” and led to many workers moving to shorter hours, researchers have said. The trials took place between 2015 and 2019, and saw workers paid the same amount for shorter hours. Productivity...
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...