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Driving: Proceed With Caution As Lockdown Eases
As lockdown restrictions further ease in England from the 4th July, as many as 10.5 million motorists are expected to take to the roads on Saturday according to a new RAC study. It is thought people are planning to take advantage of the lockdown easing to take trips...
Part Time Furlough: How Does It work?
What is the furlough scheme? The Job Retention Scheme (JRS) also known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the government in March in response to the Coronavirus. Furlough can be defined as ‘temporary leave’. Enabling businesses whose operations have been...
Staff Self Isolating: Pay & Employer Responsibilities
Here we look at the test and trace system implemented in England and what employers’ responsibilities are to staff self-isolating as a result of coming into contact with someone who has Coronavirus. What are the self-isolating requirements of the Test and Trace...
Brexit Latest: Where Are We Now?
It’s been almost 5 months since the UK officially left the EU on the 31st January 2020. Having dominated the news for many months of 2019 and before, things seem to have quietened down in recent months or perhaps just replaced by news of the Coronavirus. But activity...
Travel Insurance and Coronavirus
Coronavirus has had a huge impact across the world. And travel of course has been severely impacted. With flights grounded, holidays cancelled and people having difficulty getting home from holidays as the pandemic took hold. Recent ABI figures suggest as much...
IBVTA guidelines on re-opening vape shops
With vape shops now allowed to re-open it's important to follow Government guidelines to ensure the safety of both vape shop employees and customers. The IBVTA has published this guidance to help vaping businesses comply with the Covid-19 rules: IBVTA Updated Guidance...
What Video Conferencing Software is Secure?
Whilst a large proportion of people work from home during Coronavirus, businesses are having to get more innovative when it comes to keeping people in touch. A key element of this is utilising video conferencing software to replace face to face meetings. But with the...
Transport and Logistics – Workplace Culture
Workplace culture may have changed over recent decades but it has had an absolute bolt from the blue to adapt to, courtesy of Covid-19. Employee well-being has raced up the agenda for businesses which are having to deal with changed and challenging times. But this has...
Managing Staff Wellbeing During Coronavirus
We are now into the 4th month of some form of lockdown. Whilst some restrictions ease, many employees who are working, find themselves working from home. And many more may have been furloughed under the government job retention scheme. With home working now having...
Do Furloughed Employees Get Leave Entitlement & Holiday Pay
Furlough – a term that many people would have been unfamiliar with at the beginning of 2020. But which is now commonly used across all sectors of the UK. The governments Job Retention Scheme enables employers to ‘furlough’ employees if their business has been affected...
Changes Needed to Meet New Working & Office Cleaning Guidelines for COVID-19
There is no firm date as to when work from home guidance may change for those who are able to. Yet, it is likely that as an employer you are looking to the future and anticipating office changes needed to meet Covid-19 guidelines. Not only to ensure safety for...
Coronavirus Business Scams & Fraud
Action Fraud recently released data showing that since February 2020, Coronavirus scams have resulted in victims losing a total of £800k. Sadly, it seems that during this challenging time, criminals are targeting individuals and businesses in a bid to scam or defraud...
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