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Click to download PDF version of this article. Until a few weeks ago, the concept of “furloughing” staff was a foreign one for UK employers. Now, however, it’s the hot topic on everyone’s lips. As you are probably aware, the furlough provisions are part of a range of measures introduced by the Government to help …

To download this article as a PDF, click on the image above. On Friday 20th March, the Government announced new measures to support businesses finding themselves in financial difficulty as a result of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Below, Joanne Perry, Partner in the Employment team, summarises the announcement and what it means for …

When a snow day arrives, businesses suffer the effects of enforced staff absences. Employers are left counting the cost of the lost days, and forecasters predict more bad weather may be on its way. Organisations such as the TUC and CIPD urge employers not to play “Scrooge” by trying to force employees to get into …

As part of the wide-ranging changes due to come into force next year in the area of parental rights, men will soon be entitled to take time off work to attend some of their partners’ antenatal appointments. The Current Position Pregnant employees and agency workers have the right to take time off work to attend …

Sunday Working: What are the rights for employees? In the Days of Old Some of us can still remember the days when shops all used to close on Sundays and those shops that stayed open, such as newsagents, had to cover certain products with a sheet or rope them off as they were prevented from …