Planning for the path ahead: business after furlough (a free webinar series)
Kathryn Roynon
Award-winning HR expert helping businesses achieve their goals with positive people practices | Director at KR HR & Training Consultancy Ltd | Board member at Pound Arts Trust Ltd.
A free webinar series in conjunction with Swindon and Wiltshire Growth Hub
If you’ve been using the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furlough) to support your business and protect jobs over the past 15 months, you are certainly not alone. As of May 2021, a total of 11.5 million jobs have been furloughed during the pandemic across 1.3 million different employers. That’s an incredible number of livelihoods and businesses that have been protected. But how many of these employers have started to think about what comes next? With the scheme starting to wind down from July 2021 ahead of its current end-date of 30th September 2021, what are the next steps for your business?
At the start of the first lockdown, many businesses faced with closing their doors for an unknown period panicked and were about to start making large scale redundancies as the furlough scheme was introduced and provided a lifeline. At the start, many businesses were in the same boat, but over time, organisations have charted different paths – some now adapting and thriving, whereas others are still required to remain closed for a newly extended period. This means that there is no “one size fits all” approach for planning ahead.
Put yourself in the best position for the road ahead by giving yourself options - arming yourself with information will enable you to understand the choices available and what best suits your situation. Our Director, Kathryn Roynon, is delivering a series of webinars on behalf of Swindon and Wiltshire Growth Hub entitled “Planning for the road ahead: business after furlough”, which will cover:
- What’s happening next with furlough and what it means for your business
- Reintegrating and supporting your workforce after furlough
- How to reposition and upskill your team to sustain and thrive
- Considering changes to terms and conditions which could protect your business and provide future flexibility in the changing world of work
- Potential alternatives to redundancy, as well as the process you need to follow should you need to reduce headcount and how to support employees with their next move.
That’s a lot to pack into an hour’s webinar! So book your free place, bring your questions and give yourself time to focus on what the road ahead will look like for your business.
The first session is taking place on Thursday 24th June 2021. Book your place here:
Sources:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116638/uk-number-of-people-on-furlough/