14 December 2020
The Government has confirmed that self-isolation periods in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland are to be shortened to 10 days from Monday 14 December.
22 September 2020
The Prime Minister’s Office has introduced a new package of measures intended to support and enforce self-isolation with more support for those on low pay but heavy fines for those who break the rules.
9 September 2020
Reader note — December 2020. This article refers to self-isolation periods of 14 days which was correct at the time it was written. Please note that self-isolation periods have undergone adjustment and may no longer be 14 days.
14 August 2020
Reader note — December 2020. This article refers to self-isolation periods of 14 days which was correct at the time it was written. Please note that self-isolation periods have undergone adjustment and may no longer be 14 days.
30 July 2020
Reader note — December 2020. This article refers to self-isolation periods of 14 days which was correct at the time it was written. Please note that self-isolation periods have undergone adjustment and may no longer be 14 days.
28 May 2020
Reader note — December 2020. This article refers to self-isolation periods of 14 days which was correct at the time it was written. Please note that self-isolation periods have undergone adjustment and may no longer be 14 days.
21 May 2020
The Government has announced the launch of a new online service to let small and medium-sized employers claim back some coronavirus-related Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
5 May 2020
The Government has had to react to the health and employment problems caused by the COVID-19 crisis with unprecedented speed and new initiatives seem to have been almost a daily occurrence in recent weeks.
30 March 2020
The Government has published the proposed statutory rates for Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP), Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) and Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP), which come into effect on 5 April 2020, the first Sunday in April. The rate is set to increase from £148.68 to £151.20 per week.
25 March 2020
Reader note — December 2020. This article refers to self-isolation periods of 14 days which was correct at the time it was written. Please note that self-isolation periods have undergone adjustment and may no longer be 14 days.
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