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The crucial need for proper consultation in redundancy situations and making sure all selections are fairly made will be discussed at Thursfields Solicitors’ next webinar later this month. Lisa Kemp, an associate director in the Employment & HR Law department will host the free Talk Legal webinar at 10am on Wednesday 22 July. Lisa will…
Businesses must start serious planning on what the winding down of the government’s furlough scheme means for them. Lisa Kemp, an associate director, in the Employment and HR Law department at Thursfields Solicitors was commenting about the Job Retention Scheme grants which have paid 80 per cent of furloughed staff’s wages since the beginning of…
When a dispute arises between two or more parties, the parties may want to try to reach an agreement which is a reciprocal compromise for both parties. The terms of such an agreement are often contained within a settlement agreement. Reaching an agreement and entering into a settlement agreement can help avoid litigation costs and…
On 29 May 2020 details of how employers would share the cost of furloughed workers were revealed with the government also announcing that greater flexibility would be introduced from 1 July 2020, a month earlier than originally envisaged. We outline what this means for employers and their furloughed employees. From 1 July employers will…
One of Thursfields Solicitors’ top employment lawyers is providing an update on the latest holiday pay issues for payroll professionals across the UK next week. Jade Linton, a senior associate solicitor in Thursfields’ Employment and HR Law department, is speaking at the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals’ (CIPP) national forum on 11 June. Her talk…
A top solicitor has returned to Thursfields Solicitors to lead the company’s Worcester employment team. Lisa Kemp spent more than three years as an employment solicitor at Thursfields from January 2016 until last year when she left to work for international law firm, DLA Piper UK. Michelle O’Hara, director of Employment & HR Law at…
An employment law specialist from Thursfields Solicitors is leading a special online seminar on COVID-19 issues for church leaders this week. Jade Linton, a senior associate solicitor in the Employment & HR Law department at Thursfields, is speaking at a Keyboard Trust meeting via Zoom technology between 7 and 7.45pm this Thursday 7 May. Jade’s…
The portal, which can be accessed via HMRC’s Government Gateway, has opened today. This portal will allow employers to claim wage costs and other associated costs for employees who qualify under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for these payments. It is likely that usage of this Gateway will be high and employers may therefore want…
Many employees on Furlough have the unexpected chance to spend time at home and for some (but not everyone) this will be with their loved ones. And while enforced time off work may feel like a break for some, for others it will not. The thorny issue of whether employees can take or be made…
The Government has today announced that the date from which employees have to be on an employer’s payroll to qualify for Furlough leave has changed from the 28 February to the 19 March 2020. What does this mean in practice? In practice this brings more employees into the scope of the scheme. Employers may now…
Under the current economic circumstances, settlement agreements or compromise agreements, as they used to be called, may become more prevalent as companies have to make some difficult decisions regarding their workforce. Here’s our Top Five Tips to understanding Settlement Agreements: 1 – Simply put, they are a legal contract between an employee and employer which…
Further to our previous article, Lockdown – what do employers do now?, we have now received further guidance from the government in respect of its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. You can review the complete guidance here In summary: The scheme is open to all UK employers that had a PAYE scheme in place on 28…