Job Retention Scheme

The last day employers can submit claims for periods ending on or before 30 June 2020 is 31 July 2020. Employers can now submit claims for periods starting on or after 1 July. For further information see here.   If you have claimed too much or not enough...

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...

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 Government have announced changes to the Furlough scheme.   Flexible Furloughing and Important Dates to be aware of   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...

  The government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will remain open until the end of October. The key points announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak are: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will continue until end of October furloughed workers across UK will continue to receive 80% of their current salary,...

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme claims portal opened on Monday 20 April and early indications are that it seems to be working smoothly but with a few teething problems as you would expect from a brand-new system. In the run up to the start of the...

Like the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for employers the initial HMRC guidance on the grant scheme to support the self-employed and members in partnerships was also very sketchy. In outline the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme allows the self-employed to claim 80% of their average profits for...

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) 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...

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 of us will need advice on how to survive the lock down. Here are our thoughts. Apply for all Government...