https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/news/2020/april/school-governors-academy-trustees-safeguarding-coronavirus

The Prime Minister has announced that workers who fall ill with coronavirus or who are advised to self-isolate will be entitled to receive statutory sick pay from the first day of their illness or isolation. Currently, SSP is payable from the fourth day of absence....

The Chancellor announced in the budget that small employers (with fewer than 250 staff) will be able to recover from the Government statutory sick pay costs for up to 14 days for any member of staff who is advised to self-isolate or is diagnosed with the coronavirus....

New Statutory Sick Pay rules relating to Coronavirus come into force as of 13th March 2020. SSP must be paid to anyone: who is unable to work because they have been advised to self-isolate; or who is  caring for someone in their household who displays symptoms of...

The Prime Minister confirmed that all UK schools, colleges and nurseries would close from Friday 20th March 2020 until further notice, except for looking after the children of keyworkers and vulnerable children. The aim during the closure is to provide a ‘safe place’...

The Chancellor announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Through the scheme the Government commits to cover 80% of the wages of ‘furloughed workers,’ up to £2,500 per month. A ‘furloughed worker’ is someone who remains employed but is not provided with work. The...

On 20th March 2020, the Department of Health and Social Care launched a system by which an “Isolation Note” can be issued for employees to provide to their employer where they have been told to self-isolate for more than 7 days by official advice, NHS 111 or a...

The Government introduced the following lockdown measures: Requiring people to stay at home, except for very limited purposesClosing non-essential shops and community spacesStopping all gatherings of more than two people in public The government will look again at the...

Financial support will be provided to self-employed workers through the ‘Self-Employed Income Support Scheme’. Self-employed workers will receive a taxable grant of 80% of their average monthly income, up to a maximum of £2,500 per month. The scheme will be open to...

Questions and answers about the provisions being made for vulnerable children and young people. Change made Updated guidance to include additional information on children with education health and care (EHC) plans and children in alternative provision (AP) settings....