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Business Development: Playing The Right Card
Leor Franks
23 July 2020
HMRC to clampdown on businesses that have abused the Furlough scheme
Furlough has undoubtedly been a huge success. According to the British Chamber of Commerce, since March the scheme has been used by two thirds of British businesses supporting approximately 9.4 million jobs. Yet at a cost approaching an eye-watering £30 billion to the taxpayer, it is understandable that the Government has confirmed it is now “using every tool and piece of intelligence to prevent, detect and disrupt fraud” in relation to the scheme.
21 July 2020
Fair redundancies - Top 10 tips for employers: Part 2 - Collective Consultation
Are you proposing to make 20 or more employees redundant, at one establishment, within a period of 90 days or less? If so, you will need to carry out a collective consultation process. Failure to comply with collective consultation obligations can result in protective awards being made against employers, of up to 90 days’ gross actual pay for each affected employee. It is therefore important to carefully plan such processes.
8 July 2020
Tribunal costs orders – claimants beware
In recent months we have seen exceptionally high Employment Tribunal (ET) costs orders against unsuccessful claimants. We consider two reported cases below, with important lessons for ET claimants, particularly regulated professionals.
8 July 2020
The Furlough Countdown
A summary of the key dates/events leading to the closure of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
30 June 2020
Black Livelihoods Matter – Getting your recruitment right
A month after the brutal death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in the United States, the spotlight remains firmly on the injustices faced worldwide by Black people (and other ethnic minorities). While law enforcement and the criminal justice systems in the US and UK have come under particular scrutiny, there is also a focus on structural racism and wider socioeconomic disparities.
