Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the furlough scheme, officially known as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) until the end of March 2021. The CJRS was supposed to have ended after being scaled back to cover 60% of salaries during October. However, on 31 October Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new national lockdown for […]

The government has increased the support available to self-employed workers and extended its emergency business loan schemes as the UK heads for a second national lockdown. Regarding support for the self-employed, the government has increased the third instalment of the Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). Taking it from 40% to 80% of average trading profits […]

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme / furlough scheme (CJRS) has been extended until December, with furloughed employees set to receive 80% of their salary for hours not worked and businesses asked only to cover national insurance and employer pension contributions. On 31 October Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new national lockdown for England that […]

H M Revenue & Customs have recently shared additional information regarding the Job Support Scheme. Including how you can check whether you are eligible and when you can make your first claim, all details can be found on gov.uk by searching ‘Job Support Scheme’. Or you can click here.   The Job Support Scheme (JSS) […]

As more businesses begin to open their doors (ourselves included), we understand there may be the nagging feeling of not ‘doing enough’ to keep your employees safe. Within this post we hope to expand on what you as an employer need to be doing differently to keep your employees safe during these times. Risk Assessments […]