The government announced on Friday 24 April that furloughed workers planning to take paid parental or adoption leave will be entitled to pay based on their usual earnings rather than a furloughed pay rate. The full earnings will apply to Maternity Pay, Paternity Pay, Shared Parental Pay, Parental Bereavement Pay and Adoption Pay and ensures workers about to take family-related leave are not penalised by being furloughed.
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme update- 27.04.2020

Warning: Probationary periods may not prevent unfair dismissal claims
A counter-terror officer has succeeded in his claim for unfair dismissal last month, after his…

Claim for unfair dismissal upheld despite employee not working whilst ‘working from home’
An ex- Deputy Security Manager’s claim for unfair dismissal was upheld by the Employment Tribunal…
