It may seem as though the toughest employment questions right now are focused on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Many businesses will be considering who they can afford to keep on part-time through the scheme, who they could bring back permanently, or who they need to lay off. We’ve gone through the updates here, but […]
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Last week Boris Johnson announced further relaxing of the UK’s lockdown measures. The latest changes will come into effect on 4 July, allowing many more industries to open up and do business as the country enters the next stage in our efforts to fight COVID-19. There’s been much debate surrounding when and how we should […]
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Yesterday we saw Boris Johnson announce a significant easing of current lockdown measures. Businesses across the UK have been given the go ahead to reopen after over three months of closure. It’s a crucial moment in restarting a huge section of Britain’s economy, and will have come as some form of relief for many business […]
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Cash: 90% of businesses waiting to be paid for work done in March 2020. Loans: SMES received £211,667, on average, from their CBILS loan application. Employees: A quarter of furloughed workers likely to be made redundant in September 2020. Bosses: Only 15% of SME owners feel in control of their businesses given the shocks recently. 24th June 2020, London: […]
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The future is flexible when it comes to office work. It’s clear the crisis has accelerated remote working and that a large proportion of us are both happy and productive with our working from home set ups. We’ve had a look at some of the actionable short-term measures worth considering to help minimise and contain […]
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This year, office workers around the world made the quick switch to remote working in response to COVID-19. Working from home has proved more than just possible for a variety of businesses and has consequently changed the way we view traditional office setups. While many of us now have more confidence in both our own […]
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