coronavirus job retention scheme

The end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

16 August 202121 July 2021

The 1st of July saw the beginning of the wind down of the national Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme which has covered the pay of furloughed staff throughout the pandemic. The government contribution reduced from 80% to 70%, leaving employers to top up the remaining 10% of wages for those staff still not working. In August … Read more

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – Q&A for Employers

27 April 20213 April 2020

UPDATES The Employee’s Guidance now states that it is possible to take annual leave while on furlough, as predicted, with the employer having to ‘top up’ to 100% of normal pay. HM Treasury has announced the coronavirus job retention scheme (the furlough scheme) has been extended from 31 May 2020 to the end of June 2020. Thousands … Read more