Consider: Flexible working requests, Work arrangements with staff who have childcare or carer responsibilities, How to support staff who are sick or have relatives who are ill
Consider: Freezing replacement or recruitment of non-critical roles, reducing commitment with outsourced partners, reducing reliance on contractors or temporary workers
Consider: Extending Furlough employees using the Job Retention Scheme Consider whether to rotate employees on furlough.
Time off for Dependents – Employees may request a period of “Time off for dependants”, although this is usually only a few days to make alternative arrangements, however in the current Covid-19 crisis it may be reasonable to allow a longer period.
The word “change”. A verb that entices very different reactions from people. Use the word with some and they get excited but, for others, this word can be frightening. Why? Well, it can be down to someone’s predisposition or, indeed, down to their history.
Who remembers the school summer holidays of our youth? Seven weeks of unbridled fun, where you may have had to do a temporary job and a bit of housework, but otherwise your time was your own.
The Government have made available information about how and when to access the system to claim for Furlough employees with some more information about what you will need to have ready before the system goes live.
SYLO | Beyond HR. can support and provide advice and guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and can help you to navigate through the process and provide the necessary templates for your use.
SYLO | Beyond HR. can support and provide advice and guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and can help you to navigate through the process and provide the necessary templates for your use.