Action is required today and tomorrow to comply with changes to the furlough scheme if you have not already acted.
As previously communicated, the furlough scheme will be closed to new entrants on 30th June. Therefore, in order to be eligible and have a minimum of three weeks on furlough, employees will need to be furloughed by 10th June at the latest. To meet these deadlines, you must have this in place by the close of play tomorrow (Tuesday 9th June).
Further details on the new rules will be available on Friday 12th June. As always, we will provide commentary and guidance when we know more.
HR Support
If you haven’t already, we would encourage you to speak to our Head of HR Wendy McGarvey. Her team of HR experts can assist you with a discounted HR support package that will cover everything you need during this period including return-to-work advice and staff template letters that comply with the latest guidance, as well as restructuring and redundancy support.