Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » Great Britain: government clarifies new arrangements for short-time work Great Britain: government clarifies new arrangements for short-time work The guide to applying the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (short-time working scheme) has been revised to take new measures into account and in particular to allow for the possibility from 01 July of combining ‘furlough’ arrangements with work. This umpteenth update also specifies that the scheme officially closes to new entrants on 30 June, but will, as an exception, remain open to employees who were on parental leave during the peak of the pandemic. Through . Published on 16 June 2020 à 12h19 - Update on 16 June 2020 à 12h19 Resources Those eligible will have to wait until 01 July to make the first applications for short-time working for the month of July, the government’s 12 June update specified. The minimum period of short-time working has also been reduced. Until now, employers could only apply for short-time work for periods of at least 3 weeks. This threshold has now been lowered to 7 calendar days.… Managing the fallout of Covid-19 Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels