Coronavirus Employment Update 9/4/2020
Published on: 09/04/2020
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We have a number of employment news articles related to the Coronavirus this week including:

Updated Guidance on the Job Retention Scheme - Employees

This helpful guidance provides information for employees on furlough arrangements and includes who is eligible; amounts that will be paid; working for another employer while on furlough; what happens if an employee does not wish to be furloughed, etc.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-could-be-covered-by-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme#while-youre-on-furlough

Furlough - Q&A - CIPD

https://www.cipd.co.uk/news-views/coronavirus/faqs/furlough?utm_source=mc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=cipdupdate_08042020.EdL3_Furlough_FAQs&utm_campaign=cipd_update&utm_term=1143814

What about Annual Leave?

We have had many questions over the last week or so about holidays during furlough.  While explicit answers are difficult to come by this document from Jones Cassidy Brett helpfully explores some of the key holiday issues:
https://www.legal-island.com/globalassets/pdf-documents/annual-leave-03.04.20.pdf

The Establishment and Agencies (Fitness of Workers) Regulations

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Disclaimer The information in this article is provided as part of Legal Island's Employment Law Hub. We regret we are not able to respond to requests for specific legal or HR queries and recommend that professional advice is obtained before relying on information supplied anywhere within this article. This article is correct at 09/04/2020