Are you aware that you might have to pay Statutory Lay-Off Pay to your staff? https://www.gov.uk/lay-offs-short-timeworking/overview Also, since the 'old' job (with longer hours) no longer exists, your staff might be able to claim that they've been made redundant, with the right to receive redundancy pay. Call the Acas helpline for advice:...
19:40 Thu 03rd Oct 2013