Test and Trace and contacting local health protection teams The test and trace guidance for businesses has been updated, with a new section related to multiple outbreaks in a workplace. Under the new guidance, if there is more than one case of COVID-19 associated with a workplace, employers should contact their local health protection team...
Government has announced that a new flexible furloughing scheme is now to be brought forward to start on 1 July. This new scheme will mean employers can bring back furloughed employees for any amount of time and on any shift pattern, while still being able to claim CJRS grant for their normal hours not worked....
The Government has produced further guidance for businesses on how to use the Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme which has just opened. This guidance includes information on how to calculate periods that you are able to reclaim, the information needed to make a claim and the records that businesses need to keep. In order...
Government has posted new videos to help employers and employees affected by coronavirus. Among the subjects covered are: Self-Employment Income Support Scheme; Statutory Sick Pay rebate; CJRS/furloughing; and helping employers support employees. See all
Government made changes to its CJRS guidance on 1 and 11 May. This now includes: Employee guidance: Furloughed employees who are union or non-union representatives may undertake duties and activities for the purpose of individual/collective representation of employees or workers. Confirmation that Company Directors paid annually are eligible to claim. Employees receiving Maternity Allowance during...
Wages for furloughed employees are now being paid through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). Payments for claims made on Monday 20 April should be in employers’ bank accounts by 28 April. If you have already made a claim HMRC says it usually takes six working days from when the claim was made – they...
The charity provides helpful information for those that are worried about COVID-19 and how it is affecting their lives. They have a number of suggestions of things to try to help your general wellbeing, including practical advice and pages on relaxation and mindfulness. Read more on their website
Sallyann Adams, Head of the NCC Training Academy, gives some tips on getting the best from your home-based staff. She says it is important to clarify goals and roles by allocating tasks sensibly. Make deadlines clear, but bear in mind not everyone can be at computer from 9 to 5. Ensure all home workers understand...
We have all come to rely computers or our phones and apps for work, to find information, get us where we are going and even control our heating and lighting. But what about help with financial worries, relationship problems, sleep, exercise, loneliness? Well, what about Woebot … The NCC Benevolent Fund’s helpline provider, Care first,...
New research from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) confirms this is a challenging a time for managers. Over half reported a fall in staff wellbeing as a result of the ‘quick but necessary’ move to home working due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The fall in wellbeing was significantly higher for managers where their employees had...