This step by step guide explains the information that
employers need to provide to HMRC to make a
claim through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. It
also describes the processes involved.
Please note that if you are an employer making a claim,
you need to follow the processes explained in the
guidance page Claim for your
employees’ wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention
Scheme on GOV.UK.
Guidance - Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Impact on
Trade Unions and Employers’ Associations
The Certification Officer recognises that trade unions
and employers’ associations may find it difficult to
comply with some of the requirements set out in the
Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act
1992 (“the Act”) because of the impact of the
coronavirus pandemic
The Certification Officer is clear that the priority
for trade unions must be to comply with the
government’s guidance on dealing with the pandemic, and
that the safety of their staff and members is
paramount.
Where a trade union believes that it cannot comply with
the Act, that it will miss any deadlines set for it by
the Certification Officer, or that it must breach its
rules relating to any of the matters set out in Section
108A of the Act, it should seek to notify the
Certification Officer at the earliest opportunity.
The Certification Officer will consider any
representations made to her relating to any of these
issues on a case-by-case basis, and she will seek to
accommodate any requests made in those representations.
The health and safety of Union Members, staff and the
general public will be her primary concern.
It is important to note that the Certification Officer
and her staff will be working away from the office for
the foreseeable future. If you need to contact us
please do so by email. It would be helpful if you could
copy all emails to info@certoffice.org to ensure that
we can deal with your issue if your contact is not
available.
It is possible that, whilst our premises are closed, we
may not be able to offer our full range of service or
to reply to you as quickly as usual. You should,
however, continue to contact us as normal and we will
get back to you as soon as we can.
Visitors to the Certification Office should be aware
that currently in the event of an emergency evacuation
of the building evacuation is via two flights of
stairs. Anyone with mobility impairment wishing to
visit the office should contact us before doing so in
order to make any necessary arrangements.
