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...
The NCC has produced guidance for parks on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and how to calculate an employee‘s gross pay for furloughing. For example: Discretionary bonuses and discretionary commission payments are excluded. Overtime, fees and compulsory commission payments can be included. The employer’s national insurance is calculated on the reduced pay. The employers...
The Government has introduced a temporary job retention scheme, open to all employers for at least 3 months. This was in order to keep as many workers as possible employed (albeit on a reduced wage) and help companies maintain their skilled workforce ready for when the current crisis ends. The online claim service for the...
The Government announced the introduction of a temporary job retention scheme, open to all employers starting from 1st March 2020 until the end of June. The objectives are to keep as many workers as possible employed (albeit on a reduced wage) and ensure companies can maintain their skilled workforce ready for when the current crisis...
Apprentices can be furloughed in the same way as other employees (providing they were on your PAYE payroll on or before 19 March 2020) and they can continue to train whist furloughed. However, businesses must pay their Apprentices at least the Apprenticeship Minimum Wage/National Living Wage/National Minimum Wage (AMW/NLW/NMW) as appropriate for all the time...
Legislation will allow small and medium-sized businesses to reclaim Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) paid for staff sickness absence due to coronavirus. This refund will cover up to two weeks’ SSP per eligible employee who has been off work because of coronavirus, either because they have the virus or cannot work because they are self-isolating at...