Employers facing tough decisions over redundancies as furlough changes loom
EMPLOYERS are facing tough decisions over redundancies as they consider what furlough changes will mean for their businesses. The government’s furlough scheme becomes more flexible on July 1 with a change designed to help businesses start to ease back into operation after lockdown. But for many business owners it’s the looming increased contributions they need to make to the scheme, which take effect a month later on August 1, that are keeping them awake at night. Joanne Stronach, Head of Employment Law at leading legal firm Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors, says the prospect of having