Jul 12, 2021 | Government Announcements
Statistics reveal that 14.5 million jobs and individuals have been supported by the Government since the COVID-19 pandemic and one year on from the introduction of its ‘plan for jobs'. Announced on 8 July 2020, the blueprint was originally costed at around £30...
Jun 24, 2021 | Government Announcements
The Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has released a new online tool to help expectant parents share time off in the early stages of their baby's life. The new tool gives parents easy access to the shared parental leave and pay scheme, a way to...
Jun 10, 2021 | Government Announcements
A green technical advisory group (GTAG) will provide "independent, non-binding advice" to the Government over the delivery of a ‘green taxonomy', a framework that sets the bar for environmentally sustainable investments. The Government claims the green taxonomy itself...
Jun 9, 2021 | Government Announcements
The Government is creating a new workers' watchdog to tackle modern slavery, enforce the minimum wage and protect agency workers, responsibilities that are currently spread across three different bodies. The new body will also inherit all the other responsibilities of...
Jun 3, 2021 | Government Announcements
HMRC has updated the templates employers use to make furlough claims for 16 or more workers, "making it easier to add the details of multiple employees". Employers claiming furlough for between 16-199 employees should use this template, while those claiming for 100 or...
