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Furlough Scheme – A Reminder
Furlough Scheme – A Reminder of Important Changes The Government updated its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Guidance (CJRS) on 13 November 2020 which formally extends the CJRS from 1 November 2020 until 31 March 2021.The rules for the extended furlough...
Further extension of the Job Retention Scheme
The Chancellor has today (5.11.20) confirmed that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is to be extended until 31st March 2021.Furlough will continue to be paid at a rate of 80% of hours worked, up to a maximum of £2,500 per month, until at least January...
Flexible furlough extended for a month
In further support of businesses the Government has announced an extension to the flexible furlough scheme – and to the level of support previously provided in August.Under the terms of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) extension, employees will...
Changes to the Job Support Scheme
The Government have announced today (22/10/20) some important changes to the Job Support Scheme (JSS) which starts on the 1st November and runs for 6 months. It was originally published that an employee must work a minimum of 33% of their usual hours...
Managing staff with children who must self-isolate
As more and more schools send year group and form “bubbles” home due to positive COVID tests, what does this mean for parents and can they work? Government guidance is clear that where a child is told to self-isolate because they are showing symptoms of...
New Coronavirus Regulations
We are swamped with coronavirus information now but there is something important in the new Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 which all employers need to know.The regulations set out the mandatory...
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