The UK Government announced on Saturday evening (31 October) that there will be a new national lockdown from Thursday (5 November) for four weeks. Whilst not as severe as the previous lockdown, many workplaces including...more
The unprecedented Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is coming to end, as scheduled, on 31 October. As covered in our previous bulletin, the CJRS is being replaced by the Job Support Scheme (JSS)....more
The UK Government announced yesterday that entitlement to statutory sick pay (SSP) has been extended to people who are told to isolate under the new “test and trace” system. This means that someone who self-isolates for 14...more
The UK Government has released guidance on the operation of annual leave and furlough. The guidance is not legally binding, but does provide some clarity on a number of matters....more
Extension of Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme -
The UK government announced yesterday (Tuesday 12 May) that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be extended for a further four months, until the end of October...more
The online portal for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) opened this week and has already had a huge amount of traffic, with HMRC reporting that 67,000 claims were made within the first 30 minutes of going live....more
The UK government has announced more detail of the multi-billion support packages for workers.
Self-Employed to be Helped Too -
The self-employed, who were not covered in the previous announcements get similar aid to...more