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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: 2020 was a year of exceptional change for employers and their staff. As the pandemic unfolded, businesses navigated their way through adjusting to a remote workforce to furloughing to creating COVID-secure workplaces and keeping up to date with government guidance. We saw the introduction of some significant changes in employment law in response to the pandemic. Most notably the establishment of the novel Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (also known as the furlough scheme). Other emergency measures included adapting Statutory Sick P...

E Norfolk churches launch phone contact scheme A new initiative, called ‘Two’s Company’, is being launched in February by a number of churches in Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Bradwell and Belton - a lifeline to those who feel cut off from the outside world, particularly during the Covid-19 crisis. ‘Two’s Company’ is a telephone befriending programme being run through churches across the UK to respond in a relevant way to the Covid-19 pandemic. Many people are more isolated now than ever and this approach provides a way for local people to stay in touch by telephone on a regular ba...

The Norfolk and Norwich Christian community website Opinion column A growing realisation of our need for God’s grace James Knight offers an explanation as to why the apostle Paul is often so self-deprecating when describing his own sinfulness. Recently I made a profound discovery about St. Paul that I thought worth sharing. Unless we carefully consider the dates in his timeline, it’s a profound observation that could be easily missed.   But before we get to that, a more general observation is that the usual way to think of progression in our walk with Christ is to presume we st...

At 10.30am Justin Bowden, National Officer, GMB At 11.15am Mike Brewer, Chief Economist and Deputy Chief Executive, Resolution Foundation Rob Joyce, Deputy Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies Matthew Taylor, Good Work Review The evidence hearing comes ahead of potential future Committee work examining aspects of the Government’s Employment Bill, promised in the Queen’s Speech, and following up on the earlier work of the independent review of modern working practices by Matthew Taylor. Chair's comments Darren Jones, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee ...

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