Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Precedents

Policy—harassment and bullying (short form)

1[Policy statement OR [Insert name of employer]'s policy]on bullying and harassment1.1[Insert name of employer] is committed to ensuring that all its...

5th Dec

COVID-19

Precedents

Policy—harassment and bullying

1[Policy statement OR [Insert name of employer]'s policy]on bullying and harassment1.1[Insert name of employer] is committed to ensuring that all its...

5th Dec

COVID-19

Precedents

Letter—advice to employer client regarding employment of military reservists

[insert name and address of client]Private and confidentialDear [insert name]Military reservistsFollowing your recent employment of [[insert name],...

5th Dec

COVID-19

Precedents

Letter—from employer to reservist employee re deferral, revocation or exemption

[To be typed on headed notepaper][insert date]Dear [insert name]Re: Your mobilisation with the reserve forces: application for [deferral OR revocation...

5th Dec

COVID-19

Precedents

Letter—seeking agreement to lay-off, short-time working, pay reduction and/or unpaid leave

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): On 20 March 2020, the government announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), under which all UK employers will be...

5th Dec

COVID-19

In-house

Precedents

Policy—redundancy

1Introduction1.1The Company is committed to maximising security of employment for its employees. The Company will seek to avoid compulsory...

5th Dec

COVID-19

Precedents

Letter—exercising contractual right to lay-off or impose short-time working

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): On 20 March 2020, the government announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), under which all UK employers will be...

5th Dec

COVID-19

Practice notes

Redundancy payments for lay-offs and short time

An employee may claim a statutory redundancy payment without being dismissed in one of two situations:•where the employee is ‘laid-off’ by the...

5th Dec

COVID-19

In-house

Q&As

If an employee is furloughed (eg under the coronavirus job retention scheme) when a relevant transfer under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 takes place, does this affect whether they will automatically transfer to the transferee?

UPDATE: Since this Q&A was first published on 3 April 2020, the HMRC guidance for employers: Claim for your employees’ wages through the coronavirus...

5th Dec

COVID-19

Q&As

When can a public authority apply for a grant under the coronavirus (COVID-19) job retention scheme?

For information on the coronavirus (COVID-19) job retention scheme (CJRS) generally, see Practice Note: Coronavirus job retention scheme.The HMRC...

5th Dec

COVID-19

Q&As

If an employee director is placed on furlough under the coronavirus (COVID-19) job retention scheme, what is the effect on their duties as a director?

UPDATE: Since this Q&A was first published on 6 April, the HMRC guidance for employers: Claim for your employees’ wages through the coronavirus job...

5th Dec

COVID-19

Q&As

In relation to a temporary agency worker who is furloughed under the coronavirus (COVID-19) job retention scheme (CJRS), can their employer still claim for the agency worker’s wage costs under the CJRS if the agency worker is not prevented from carrying out work for another employer?

For information on the coronavirus (COVID-19) job retention scheme (CJRS), see Practice Notes: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (original version to...

5th Dec

COVID-19

Q&As

Is an employee who asserts redundancy through the lay off and short-time provisions of the Employment Rights Act 1996 entitled to notice or a payment in lieu of notice?

An employee may claim a statutory redundancy payment without being dismissed in one of two situations:•where the employee is ‘laid-off’ by the...

5th Dec

COVID-19

Q&As

Can a non-UK organisation with employees apply for a grant under the coronavirus (COVID-19) job retention scheme if it has created and started a pay as you earn payroll scheme on or before 28 February 2020 and has a UK bank account?

HMRC updated its guidance for employers on the coronavirus (COVID-19) job retention scheme (CJRS) on 4 April 2020, and some of the revisions it has...

5th Dec

COVID-19

Q&As

If an employee is made redundant while on furlough, can an employer continue to claim 80% of his salary during the notice period?

Details of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) are set out in:•the HMRC guidance for employers: Check if you can claim for your employees'...

5th Dec

COVID-19

Q&As

Can an employer require their employee to use their own equipment for home working during the Coronavirus lockdown?

With some exceptions (eg in the building trade), it is customary for the employer to provide an employee with the equipment necessary to do their job...

5th Dec

COVID-19

Q&As

Given the new rules requiring staff in certain settings to wear face coverings, does refusal to wear a face covering when required by law or by the employer (as a result of its risk assessment) amount to misconduct? Who should provide the face covering?

Face coveringsFace coverings are not classed as personal protective equipment (PPE) as they:•are generally not manufactured to a recognised standard...

5th Dec

COVID-19

Q&As

Can a seasonal casual worker who is not guaranteed work be furloughed under the coronavirus (COVID-19) job retention scheme (CJRS)? If so, how does the employer calculate the amount of the grant it can claim under the CJRS?

Details of the coronavirus (COVID-19) job retention scheme (CJRS) are set out:•in the HMRC’s:◦guidance for employers: Check if you can claim for your...

5th Dec

COVID-19

Q&As

If an individual is both employed and self-employed, can they access both the coronavirus (COVID-19) job retention scheme and the self-employment income support scheme for support?

Access to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will be via HMRC.The CJRS is a scheme...

5th Dec

COVID-19

Q&As

Can a company implement a ‘furlough rota’ for staff under the coronavirus (COVID-19) job retention scheme, so that there are two teams working alternate weeks in the same role, with employees placed on furlough for the non-working periods?

UPDATE: Since this Q&A was first published on 31 March, the HMRC guidance for employers: Claim for your employees’ wages through the coronavirus job...

5th Dec

COVID-19