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Is my small business exempt if one of my staff is pinged?
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By Timothy Adler on Small Business – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
The government has carved out two major exemptions for workers if they are pinged by the NHS Covid app and have to self-isolate. But is your small business exempt?
First, it has approved a blanket exemption for supermarket depot workers and suppliers to come back to work, despite being alerted by the NHS Covid-19 app that they have been near someone with Covid. This is despite whether they have been vaccinated or not. Instead, they will be allowed to take daily lateral flow tests for seven days instead of self-isolating.
>See also: Do staff have to self-isolate if they’ve been pinged by the NHS Covid app?
Second, the government has announced 16sectors where workers could be exempt from having to self-isolate.
Is my small business exempt from being pinged by NHS Covid app?
Workers in these 16 sectors may be exempt from self-isolation if their work is essential and critical, and if their company applies for permission from the government.
EnergyCivil nuclearDigital infrastructureFood production and supplyWasteWaterVeterinary medicinesChemicalsTransportMedicinesMedical devicesClinical consumable suppliesEmergency servicesBorder controlDefenceLocal government
Frustratingly for small business owner-managers, these are not blanket exemptions — your small business must submit the name of
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Is my small business exempt if one of my staff is pinged?
by Timothy Adler • • 0 Comments
By Timothy Adler on Small Business – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
The government has carved out two major exemptions for workers if they are pinged by the NHS Covid app and have to self-isolate. But is your small business exempt?
First, it has approved a blanket exemption for supermarket depot workers and suppliers to come back to work, despite being alerted by the NHS Covid-19 app that they have been near someone with Covid. This is despite whether they have been vaccinated or not. Instead, they will be allowed to take daily lateral flow tests for seven days instead of self-isolating.
>See also: Do staff have to self-isolate if they’ve been pinged by the NHS Covid app?
Second, the government has announced 16sectors where workers could be exempt from having to self-isolate.
Is my small business exempt from being pinged by NHS Covid app?
Workers in these 16 sectors may be exempt from self-isolation if their work is essential and critical, and if their company applies for permission from the government.
EnergyCivil nuclearDigital infrastructureFood production and supplyWasteWaterVeterinary medicinesChemicalsTransportMedicinesMedical devicesClinical consumable suppliesEmergency servicesBorder controlDefenceLocal government
Frustratingly for small business owner-managers, these are not blanket exemptions — your small business must submit the name of
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Leadership Is Like Engineering: You Need to Start with Why
by Girish Pancha • • 0 Comments
To address user challenges, they must first be understood. These principles of why, what and how also apply to management, especially in turbulent times.
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Banking giant suggests 5% working from home tax for businesses
by Anna Jordan • • 0 Comments
Originally written by Anna Jordan on Small Business
A 5 per cent ‘working from home’ tax should be imposed, according to a new report from Deutsche Bank.
The tax itself would be paid by the employer if the employer does not provide a worker with a permanent desk. If it does, and the staff member chooses to work from home, the employee would pay the tax out of their salary for each day they work from home. For someone on a £35,000 salary, it works out at around £7 a day.
Deutsche Bank’s report says that the income from this tax would be paid to people who can’t do their jobs from home. The banking giant points out that since those working from home, these employees are saving money and taking less risk by not going to work, so a tax would help to redress the balance.
It calculates that the tax would generate an income of £6.9bn a year in the UK. This in turn could pay out grants of £2,000 to low-income workers and those who are under threat of redundancy.
The report is part of the bank’s ‘Konzept’, an ongoing project to spark debate around important topics.
“For years we have needed a
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How to tell your staff they’re working reduced hours
by Helen Watson • • 0 Comments
Originally written by Helen Watson on Small Business
With the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) coming to an end and the Job Support Scheme (JSS) taking its place, employers wanting to take advantage of the new scheme will need to enter discussions with staff about working reduced hours and cutting pay.
#1 – Review the employment contract
Any change to an employee’s hours of work and pay will amount to a contractual change of their current terms and conditions of employment. Despite the new government scheme being introduced, this does not give a unilateral right to change an employee’s terms and conditions of employment. It is important to review their current terms and any contractual rights to amend terms, on a temporary or permanent basis, before consulting with the employee about the proposed changes.
#2 – Consider whether reduced staff hours are appropriate
Employers should consider whether reduced staff hours are appropriate bearing in mind that the JSS is designed to support “viable” jobs only. To be eligible for the scheme, an employer must be able to provide at least a third (33 per cent) of the employee’s normal contracted working hours. If this is not possible, then other options may be more appropriate, such as
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How to tell your staff they’re working reduced hours
by helenwatson • • 0 Comments
Originally written by helenwatson on Small Business
With the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) coming to an end and the Job Support Scheme (JSS) taking its place, employers wanting to take advantage of the new scheme will need to enter discussions with staff about working reduced hours and cutting pay.
#1 – Review the employment contract
Any change to an employee’s hours of work and pay will amount to a contractual change of their current terms and conditions of employment. Despite the new government scheme being introduced, this does not give a unilateral right to change an employee’s terms and conditions of employment. It is important to review their current terms and any contractual rights to amend terms, on a temporary or permanent basis, before consulting with the employee about the proposed changes.
#2 – Consider whether reduced staff hours are appropriate
Employers should consider whether reduced staff hours are appropriate bearing in mind that the JSS is designed to support “viable” jobs only. To be eligible for the scheme, an employer must be able to provide at least a third (33 per cent) of the employee’s normal contracted working hours. If this is not possible, then other options may be more appropriate, such as lay
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How to Handle Star Employees With Bad Attitudes
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Here's How Leaders Should Handle Difficult Conversations
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Businesses increasing prices, avoiding investment to cope with rising pay
by Timothy Adler • • 0 Comments
Originally written by Timothy Adler on Small Business
Small business owners have been paying themselves less, increasing prices, holding back investment and reducing staff hours in response to rising pay.
Seven in ten small business owners (71pc) have eaten into profits in order to absorb the National Living Wage being increased to £8.21 per hour in April. Nearly half of small businesses have had to increase prices (45pc), while 29pc have delayed investment and 23pc have reduced hours worked by staff, according to research.
The Federation of Small Businesses has called for politicians to stop putting up the national minimum wage because rising pay undermines SMEs’ ability to invest and grow.
“While politicians are locked in a battle of who can make the boldest promises on pay, they fail to acknowledge that – within many smaller businesses – bigger pay packets often mean less investment, fewer training opportunities and higher prices,” said Mike Cherry, the FSB’s national chairman.
“With pay now outstripping inflation, it’s harder and harder for small business owners to put funds aside for the investment needed to close the UK’s productivity gap.”
He called for the minimum wage to be set independently by the Low Pay Commission, which was set up alongside the