Recruitment news – November trends
The continual reluctance to recruit permanent staff and a further marked increase in people available for work, leaves the UK jobs market teetering on a precipice.
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The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is set to close at the end of October, and many employers will be forced to consider making redundancies
The following list highlights some important points for employees to be aware of regarding their rights in respect of redundancy. Redundancy pay Employees on furlough leave retain the same rights to redundancy payments. Employees with two years’ service are entitled to a statutory redundancy payment. This amounts to 0.5, 1 or 1.5 week’s pay for each full year the employee has worked for the employer capped at 20 years, […]
Read More »COVID-19 pandemic leads to record fall in hiring activity in April
Permanent placements decline at record rates Renewed falls in both starting salaries and temp pay Demand for staff deteriorates at fastest rate in series history Permanent staff appointments fall at record pace The number of people placed into permanent job roles in the South of England fell for the second month running in April. Furthermore, […]
Read More »Coming Out of Lockdown – Employment Considerations: What to Expect in This Next Phase of “Business Unusual”
The UK government is considering relaxing its lockdown restrictions, and our clients are starting to model what a return to the workplace may look like. Katten has set out some of the common questions we have been getting, and the employment law considerations, in case of use. 1. How to Come Off Furlough? An agreement […]
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