Issue 666

Furlough scheme

Further to Thompsons’ Q and A briefing on the coronavirus (COVID-19) job retention csheme, we now provide some further detailed information on how it is anticipated the scheme will work in practice. This will be accompanied by a further Q and A on our website early next week (...).

Holiday carry over

In terms of carrying over holiday from one leave year to the next, the government has already announced that workers who have not taken their statutory four weeks’ annual leave entitlement due to the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) can now carry it over into the next two leave years (LELR 665) (...).

Sick pay changes

Further to a number of important changes to statutory sick pay (SSP), the Statutory Sick Pay (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Waiting Days and General Amendment) Regulations 2020 have now been passed, with effect from 28 March (...).