There is an increasingly concerning trend amongst employee organisations inferring employers are legislatively required to do several things including inter alia:
- Pay their employees in full during the lockdown;
- Employers cannot force employees to take annual leave;
- The TERS scheme amendments oblige employers to apply for the relief for employees
These assertions are all incorrect legislatively.
Our concern is not that bad advice is being given. There seems to be plenty of misinformation and bad advice going around.
Our concern is more that this means we are, as employers and employees, in for a whole lot of pain in the coming months. It is never easy going through a recession and downturns and mass restructurings, but if the trust is not there in the first place this is likely to be a very adversarial period. Be warned, this will not be fun for anyone.
Please though make sure you follow the correct procedure and consult, communicate and keep a record! If you need advice or support though any employee restructuring, please contact us on [email protected] .