COVID19: Furloughing – Holiday Pay and Annual Leave Guidance

The government have finally given some further guidance on how annual leave and holiday pay will work with furloughed employees, albeit that it was released after close of business on Friday, and only in the guidance notes for employees, so you would be forgiven for missing it.

Here are some of the questions that  have been answered:

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COVID19: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: step by step guide for employers

The Government has issued a Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Step by Step guide for employers. This guide explains the information that employers need to provide to claim for their employees’ wages.

The step by step guide will take you through five sections:

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COVID19: Furloughing period extended to 30 June 2020

The government have confirmed today that they are extending the period that employees can be furloughed to the end of June. The chancellor has also stated that this period could be extended further. If the lock down restrictions are lifted at the end of May this would allow some businesses to start trading by un-furloughing some staff whilst keeping others on  furlough and have a couple of months of trading before salaries are to be met in full or other action taken. Alternatively, it may be an indication of the lock down period being extended once again.  

Please also remember that the HMRC portal goes live on Monday

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COVID19: URGENT update Job Retention Scheme qualifying date has changed

Change to qualifying start date for employees – The government have given further guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS). The qualifying date, when the employee has to have been on the employer’s payroll, has changed from 28th February to 19th March 2020.

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COVID19: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) online portal opens for claims on 20 April 2020

HMRC announced plans this week to open the online Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) service on Monday 20 April – the first claims due to be paid 10 days later. File-only and payroll bureaus will be omitted from claiming.

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COVID19: Latest Job Retention Scheme updates – furlough facts

COVID19 Update: 6th April 2020: The government has now published further guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme – here are the most important clarifications and latest changes to the Job Retention Scheme – furlough facts below:

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COVID19: Payroll Furlough Facts – Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Daily COVID19 update: 2nd April 2020 – Payroll Furlough Facts – we thought it would be beneficial to bring you the answers to the most common questions you are asking regarding the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – Payroll Furlough Facts & the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

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COVID19: Further Clarity on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

COVID19 Update: 27th March 2020 – Further Clarity on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – The government has now provided further clarity on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, we have outlined this for you below:

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COVID19: Support for UK Business through Coronavirus – Job Retention Scheme & more plus updates for self-employed

Daily COVID-19 Update 23rd March 2020 – Support for businesses through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, all UK employers will be able to access support to continue paying part of their employees’ salary for those employees that would otherwise have been laid off during this crisis.

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IR35 for private sector delayed & other measures announced to reduce the financial impact of COVID19

Important news from The House of Commons last night, in response to the economic impact of coronavirus the IR35 off-payroll rules for private sector engagers have been delayed until 6th April 2021.

The IR35 delay came in response to growing calls for the government to offer support to the self-employed and freelancers.

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