Category: Job Retention Scheme

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“Usual hours” for flexible furlough claims

Although it is not a change announced by the Chancellor on 8 July we thought that we would take this opportunity to alert you to HMRC guidance on the calculation of “usual hours” for the purpose of the new flexible furlough scheme that started on 1 July.

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Job retention bonus

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has so far supported over one million employers to protect over 9 million jobs. The scheme which started in March will wind down flexibly and gradually supporting businesses until the end of October. There has been pressure to keep the scheme in place but the Chancellor again confirmed the end date.

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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Self-Employed Income Support Schemes extended

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced on 12 May that the CJRS scheme will be extended until the end of October. The scheme will continue in its current form until the end of July with the Government paying 80% of employees wages up to £2,500 a month. For account purposes the amounts received should be credited to a “grants received” account, and this will therefore increase taxable profits of the business.

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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Changes

From 1 July 2020, Businesses will have the flexibility to bring previously furloughed employees back to work part-time – with the government continuing to pay 80% of wages for any of their normal hours they do not work up until the end of August.

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Chancellor Extends Furlough Scheme Until October

The Government stated as we reopen the economy, we need to support people to get back to work. From the start of August, furloughed workers will be able to return to work part-time with employers being asked to pay a percentage towards the salaries of their furloughed staff.

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Update on Government Coronavirus support

The HMRC application portal opened on the 20th April for businesses to submit details of Furloughed employees. On the first day the website was very slow, but this seems to have settled down. There have been several issues uploading the data to the portal especially with overtime and bonuses, Furlough periods, part time and higher paid employees and employers being registered to use the portal.

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C19: Latest News

The Government has stepped in to provide support to certain areas of the economy but even with this becoming available in the coming weeks, some

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