The Chancellor has announced an extension to the Job Support Scheme (itself only launched two weeks ago) aimed at supporting business during COVID. Effectively a local furlough scheme, this one pays employee’s 2/3rds of their wage up to a cap of £2100pm if their employer is forced by law to close due to COVID.

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The Government has announced a new Job Support Scheme which will come into effect from 1 November and replace the existing Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“the CJRS”).

UNISON is urging the Government to end the practice of employers denying care staff pay for travel time between client visits.

Ramsdens welcome the NQs to work in the Employment, Commercial Property and Private Client teams after they successfully completed their two-year training contracts.

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“the Scheme”) is set to change again from 1 September 2020 in line with previous government announcements. Effective from 1 September 2020, the government will reduce the percentage amount an Employer can claim under the scheme by 10% down to 70% of employee salary.

​Gareth Dando, Partner in Ramsdens Employment team has featured in has featured on HR Grapevine’s latest podcast talking about how #HR teams and departments can prepare for potential of a second lockdown.

​Employers will welcome clarification that a worker self-isolating because a person in a ‘linked household’ – a household in the same ‘bubble’ - has COVID-19, or shows symptoms of it, is entitled to statutory sick pay (SSP). Previously, SSP was only payable if a worker had to self-isolate because someone in their own household was ill or had symptoms of the virus.