HR Support
HR Support
Here you will find details about Government measures on new forms of employment support to help protect your employees’ jobs and incomes.
TC Group can help you understand and execute the HR and Furlough strategies available to you, from reducing working hours through to redundancy. We can also help you with all aspects of your HR strategy, including:
- Managing the SSP process;
- Advising on self-isolation;
- Advising on how to conduct return to work interviews;
- Advising on specific situations in relation to holiday, maternity leave, staff already on long term absence, staff with protected characteristics;
- Updating contracts to reflect agreed changes;
- Guidance on furloughing directors;
- Ongoing advice and support with our dedicated HR team via telephone and email;
- Overseeing furlough payroll changes – If we manage your payroll we will liaise with our internal payroll team so they can process the correct pay and apply for your grant from HMRC.
If you have any questions or require our support, please don’t hesitate to contact us immediately to learn more.
Updates
Chancellor Announces Funding for Companies Backed By Private Investors & Furlough Portal Is Now Live
The Chancellor has today announced a new Future Fund for companies backed by private investors, whilst this won’t be relevant for most companies we are aware that it has been widely reported in the media so have summarised the key points below. Future Fund Full...
Changes to the Furlough Scheme – Action Required
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, today announced changes to the Government’s furlough scheme. Most importantly, all previous versions of the Guidance (including guidance released today at 7pm) stated that it was sufficient to notify your staff in writing of the fact that...
CJRS Online Registration & Furlough Eligibility Date
As a reminder, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) portal will be open on 20th April and any employer looking to claim back 80% of furloughed employees' pay under CJRS will need to make the necessary claim via the online portal. The portal will allow you to...
Avoiding CJRS Payment Delays
HMRC has now started testing the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) portal on a small number of employers ready for the planned full release on 20th April. As a reminder, any employer looking to claim back 80% of furloughed employees pay under CJRS will need to...
What to Expect from the Next Chancellor Statement
BILS Overhauled Anticipated Following on from yesterday’s email there have been multiple reports today that the Chancellor is expected to overhaul the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (BILS). We wouldn’t ordinarily comment on speculation but we know that...
Potential Deferring of Salaries
Start conversations with staff regarding potential deferring of salaries There is a possibility the CJRS money may not be paid to employers by end April as originally planned. If this is the case businesses will need to think about their cash flow and how they are...
COVID-19 – Daily Update and Director Pay Review
Following on from yesterday’s update, Westminster was quiet again today on the business front, so there are no additional government updates today. Hopefully, by now, you are well on your way with your HR plan, funding solutions and other cash flow improvement...
HR Strategy / R&D Consultations
Our HR and Tax teams worked over the weekend to ensure our clients were able to plan and start executing their HR/Furlough strategies. If you haven’t already please contact the TC HR team to find out how we can help.
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)
All employers can apply to HMRC for a grant to pay 80% of the wages of retained staff who are not working (known as “furlough”) up to a maximum of £2,500 per worker per month. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will be backdated to 1st March 2020 and will...