Job Support Scheme

Job Support Scheme

Further details Further to yesterday’s (24.9.20) announcement, additional information has been published on the Government’s Job Support Scheme (JSS) and more is set to follow soon. The JSS will apply from 1 November and will run for six months. To claim under the...
Winter Economy Plan

Winter Economy Plan

The new Job Support Scheme As we are aware the furlough scheme will come to an end on the 31st October 2020.The Government has set out its continuing job retention measures in a statement to the House of Commons today (24.9.20.)The premise of the scheme is to bring...
A Plan for Jobs

A Plan for Jobs

Rishi Sunak has announced the following measures aimed at supporting business: Job Retention Bonus The Job Retention Bonus aims to help businesses retain furloughed workers. Under the scheme, employers will receive a one-off bonus of £1,000 for each furloughed worker...
Furlough and Redundancy

Furlough and Redundancy

Despite Government support with the furlough scheme, job retention bonus and other measures for businesses, it expected that at least a quarter of UK businesses will be making some redundancies. Importantly the usual processes and laws around redundancy have not...
SSP for Test and Trace

SSP for Test and Trace

Entitlement to statutory sick pay has been extended to people who have been told to self-isolate under the new NHS Test and Trace service. The Test and Trace system means that those who have been in close contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19 will be...