The Pink Link

Client: The Pink Link

Industry: Haulage / logistics

Project: Guiding The Pink Link through the Job Retention Scheme and furlough

Based in Huddersfield, The Pink Link is one of the best known and most trusted logistics companies in Yorkshire. We spoke to MD, Paul Ince, to find out how support from Howarths has helped the business during coronavirus.

How it all began

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and the government’s Job Retention Scheme was announced, many small businesses needed guidance and support to guide them through. As a long-standing client of Howarths, Paul Ince, MD at The Pink Link, knew he could call on the team to help.

Keeping the company up to date

Working closely with Paul and The Pink Link team, we kept the business up to date on the furlough scheme as the government was adding to the guidance daily during its early stages.

We provided consistent, clear and concise communication to Paul over the phone and via email to ensure he remained fully understanding of how any changes affected the business, and to ensure all relevant employment law guidance was applied in line with the scheme.

Supporting a structured furlough scheme

We worked closely with Paul to help The Pink Link define and implement a structured furlough scheme which allowed the business to maintain access the skill bases and team members required to continue its operations

The team also supported Paul to manage the furlough process, including defining which members of staff were eligible (and which were not), as well as guiding Paul through several of the idiosyncrasies involved in the process and providing support with the required documentation as part of the scheme.

In the client’s words…

“We would have been totally lost without Howarths. We would have been at the behest of the internet and trying to cobble together documentation and processes around the furlough process based on unstructured thinking and information.

“With the ever-moving face of HR legislation, along with the ‘eggshell’ walk of managing staff, Howarths has provided a service, for many years, which is not only legally and procedurally robust, but also friendly and empathetic. The team is personal, professional and informed.”

Paul Ince, managing director, The Pink Link