The furlough scheme has entered its final two months. The scheme has cost an estimated £64 billion and supported around 11.6 million jobs since its inception on 20 March 2020. At its peak in January of this year, it is estimated that some 5.1 million workers were on the furlough scheme.
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Many organisations have been struggling with a GDPR grey area since the Schrems II litigation.
Employees are now gradually returning to the office, following months of being ordered to work from home. In doing so, a debate has started over whether those who remain at home should be paid the same as their commuting colleagues.
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Online grocer Ocado have announced that they will be allowing staff to work remotely from any overseas location of choice for one month each year. This bid comes as employers start to re-think their ways of working and how these may change post pandemic.
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Following the end of the EU Settlement Scheme on 30th June 2021, the UK government has announced an upcoming change to the rules on entry for EU, EEA, and Swiss nationals.
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Employment agency Reed has reported a 20% increase in the number of new positions offering unlimited annual leave as part of the benefits packages. Along with flexible working, it seems to be incentive employers are keen to explore and use as they compete to recruit the best talent from a pandemic weary workforce that values well-being and work-life balance.
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Watch our UK immigration specialists Monica Atwal and Rebecca Hone, as they explain the main changes to the UK’s sponsorship system following the overhaul of the points-based system in January 2021 and following the closure of the EU Settlement Scheme on 30 June 2021.
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Clarkslegal Employment Associate, Deborah Scales, comments in The Sun on whether employers can stop employees taking foreign holidays.
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The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has been billed a staggering £87.9 million by HMRC for failing to correctly determine the tax status of its contractors.
So called “Freedom Day” was justified by the government in part because of the huge success of the vaccine roll-out in England.
How much reliance can employers put on vaccination status when planning a safe return to the physical workplace?
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