What is Furlough? September 4, 2020 bizadmin What is ‘furlough’? The new work vocabulary What we know about “furlough” In exceptional times, we need to take exceptional measures. The economy is taking a massive hit due to the impact of the coronavirus COVID-19. How this is impacting work, especially those running a small business or start-up, with paid employees is a changing situation. Here’s what we know about Furlough* and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Even though the full policy hasn’t been published, we are already working with businesses who are looking to furlough staff. This is so they can access a grant to cover wages and avoid redundancies, lay-offs and other measures to reduce costs during this period of uncertainty. According to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak’s statement on 23rd March 2020: If furloughed, members of staff cannot work for the employer during the period of furlough. Furlough is available from 1st March 2020, so can be backdated, for at least 3 months. It will be extended if necessary. It is available to employees on the payroll at 28th February 2020. All UK businesses are eligible. The scheme pays a grant and not a loan to the employer. The grant will be paid to the employer through a new online system, which is currently being built. The employer will pay the employee through payroll, using the Real Time Information (RTI) system as usual. The Scheme will be administered by HMRC: o Relevant employees must be designated as furloughed employees. o Employers will submit information to HMRC through a new online portal. o As this will take time to build, businesses might also want to look to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme to help them cover the costs or try to delay the payment to the employee until the grant is received. A maximum grant will be calculated per employee and is the lower of: o 80% of ‘wages’ (includes employers’ NIC and pension contributions), this is determined by reference to a defined period (yet to be announced). o To a maximum of £2,500 per month. There are still lots of things we don’t currently know, including: Can you furlough employees part-time? Can you have a break in the furlough? E.g. If you need an employee back for a short period, can you furlough them again? Is furlough available for employees who have already been made redundant? Is it available to employees who have needed to take leave, e.g. to take care of children as a result of the closure of schools and nurseries? Like everyone, we are eagerly awaiting the full details to be published and will update everyone when we have more information. Until then, if you need help understanding how to furlough staff, please get in touch and we can share a template letter (free of charge). Now, more than ever, let’s keep HR human. *Furlough is a leave of absence; it’s not a lay-off as it’s designed to be a temporary measure, with workers hopefully returning to work after a period of time. What Gender Should Computers Be? April 23, 2020 bizadmin This is a funny video of a professor giving his students a project to come out with reasons what gender should a computer be. See the hilarious thoughts and ideas that the groups of male and female students come out with! 🤣🤣🤣 So he put the men on one side of the room and the women on the other side of the room. And they brainstormed and came out with the below replies: For the Men who Voted Unanimously that Computers Should be in the Feminine Gender: [abc] Here’s Why. 1) No one but their creator understands their internal logic; 2) When computers communicate with each other, they use code language that only they and the experts understand; 3) Because when you commit to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck accessorizing it. 4) Every mistake you made is stored in their hard drive for later retrieval; For The Women who Voted Unanimously that Computers Should be in the Masculine Gender: [abc] Here’s Why. 1) First of all, to get their attention, you have to turn them on; 2) They have a lot of data, but still can’t think for themselves; 3) They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they are the problem; 4) As soon as commit to one and if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model. [abc] Is this a role reversal now? Hahaha! Now you will notice that my posts are more humorous recently during the novel corona virus lock down and we are supposed to stay save and stay at home. It helps me keep busy while enjoying the videos put in here. Since most businesses are closed and no one is on the road to run errands or do business, hence, I take the liberty to amuse myself as well, as for you my loyal readers, specially curated from yours truly. 🧡💛💚💙💜💖💕💝💘 [abc]
What Gender Should Computers Be? April 23, 2020 bizadmin This is a funny video of a professor giving his students a project to come out with reasons what gender should a computer be. See the hilarious thoughts and ideas that the groups of male and female students come out with! 🤣🤣🤣 So he put the men on one side of the room and the women on the other side of the room. And they brainstormed and came out with the below replies: For the Men who Voted Unanimously that Computers Should be in the Feminine Gender: [abc] Here’s Why. 1) No one but their creator understands their internal logic; 2) When computers communicate with each other, they use code language that only they and the experts understand; 3) Because when you commit to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck accessorizing it. 4) Every mistake you made is stored in their hard drive for later retrieval; For The Women who Voted Unanimously that Computers Should be in the Masculine Gender: [abc] Here’s Why. 1) First of all, to get their attention, you have to turn them on; 2) They have a lot of data, but still can’t think for themselves; 3) They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they are the problem; 4) As soon as commit to one and if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model. [abc] Is this a role reversal now? Hahaha! Now you will notice that my posts are more humorous recently during the novel corona virus lock down and we are supposed to stay save and stay at home. It helps me keep busy while enjoying the videos put in here. Since most businesses are closed and no one is on the road to run errands or do business, hence, I take the liberty to amuse myself as well, as for you my loyal readers, specially curated from yours truly. 🧡💛💚💙💜💖💕💝💘 [abc]