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COVID-19: Let us know what you think of the Government's unprecedented support for workers...

Steve Bridger

Good evening Everyone.

In response to the Chancellor’s unprecedented package of financial measures to support workers, Peter Cheese has made the following statement:

CIPD welcomes unprecedented support for workers and urges employers to hold their nerve while funds arrive

As Peter says...

“The challenge now is the speed with which employers can access these funds to avoid redundancies being made, given it could be the end of April before they become available.

“Employers need to hold their nerve in this challenging time and make every effort where they can to retain their staff while waiting for the job retention funding to come through. Concerns over immediate cashflow and payroll challenges should be met by the business loans announced by government, which should be available in a matter of days."


I've lost count of the number of times I've uttered the word "unprecedented" in recent days. My head is spinning.

Please do let us know what you think of the latest Government announcement... and share your thoughts and concerns below.

Finally, I just wanted to say that all of us at CIPD would like you to know we stand with you at this time.

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  • I feel that these measures that the government is outstanding considering the circumstances but there are many, many loop-holes, gaps and unclear information. As we all know, a lot of policies and procedures comes down to the actual wording and context being portrayed. I'm an HR advisor for Unichef; union dedicated to chefs and hospitality workers within the UK, and the main concern and questions I receive on a daily basis is surrounding self-employed workers, zero-hour contracts, lay-offs and the Governments COVID-19 Job Retention Scheme; is it mandatory? what happens if an employer doesn't want to use the scheme and terminate employment instead?

    Is it a case of that WE as HR professionals approach employers in reconsidering their decisions backed up with facts and figures?
    or...
    Does the government need to clearly define and outline actual guidance and support for employers?
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  • I feel that these measures that the government is outstanding considering the circumstances but there are many, many loop-holes, gaps and unclear information. As we all know, a lot of policies and procedures comes down to the actual wording and context being portrayed. I'm an HR advisor for Unichef; union dedicated to chefs and hospitality workers within the UK, and the main concern and questions I receive on a daily basis is surrounding self-employed workers, zero-hour contracts, lay-offs and the Governments COVID-19 Job Retention Scheme; is it mandatory? what happens if an employer doesn't want to use the scheme and terminate employment instead?

    Is it a case of that WE as HR professionals approach employers in reconsidering their decisions backed up with facts and figures?
    or...
    Does the government need to clearly define and outline actual guidance and support for employers?
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