‘Furlough and Common Law Rights and Remedies’

“Many scholars contributing to the UK Labour Law Blog over the past two months have examined a range of issues relating to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (‘CJRS’) embodied in the Treasury Direction to HMRC (‘Treasury Direction’) (the updated version published on 22 May 2020 is available here, which amends the original version published on 15 April 2020, available here). This has included commentary on the mechanics of the CJRS, its lacunae and the eligibility criteria for furlough, all packed with analysis of its impact on the statutory employment rights of employees with a contract of employment …” (more)

[David Cabrelli and Jessica D’alton, UK Labour Law Blog, 8 June]

First posted 2020-06-13 05:25:39

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