Until 30 June 2021, the UK government will continue contributing 80% of an employee’s wages for furloughed employees, capped at £2,500, but from 1 July this contribution will reduce on a sliding scale until the scheme ends at the end of September. For July, employers will only be able to claim 70% of wages for
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Guidance on the Extended (CJRS) Furlough Scheme
We have collated here the key information relating to the recently extended CJRS (furlough scheme) that is intended as general guidance. If you require specific legal advice, please book your Free consultation call with one of our team of employment law specialists. The Extended (CJRS) Furlough Scheme With the introduction of new, tougher lockdown restrictions
Flexible Furlough – New Treasury Direction Published
The Chancellor has produced a third iteration of the Treasury Direction in relation to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and this was published on Friday 26 June 2020. The new Direction sets out the rules that will apply under the amended CJRS from 1 July 2020, which allows for ‘flexible furlough’ arrangements, until 31 October 2020,
Furlough Scheme: An Important Change to Eligibility for TUPE Transferees
On 30 April 2020, HMRC published another updated version of its guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme which will directly affect the ability of employers who inherited employees through the operation of a TUPE transfer between 28 February and 19 March 2020. Under the current version of the Employers’ CJRS guidance , an employer can claim
Written Agreement is Needed to Qualify for CJRS Grant
The latest government guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) now states that an employee can only be furloughed if the employer and employee have agreed in writing (which may be in an electronic form such as an email) that the employee will cease all work in relation to their employment”. For quite some time now the Employers’