Updated: 22 April 2020: Following emerging issues about the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) from HMRC, the ICAEW has released amended guidance. We have updated our “top 10 questions answered” to include these amendments
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COVID19: Government launches new coronavirus business support finder tool
The Government have announced their new ‘support finder’ tool. If you have a UK business or are self-employed, the aim of the new tool is to quickly and easily determine what financial support is available to you during the coronavirus pandemic.
Continue readingCOVID19: 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:
Continue readingCOVID19: 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:
Continue readingCOVID19: 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
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.
Continue readingCOVID19: 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.
Continue readingCOVID19: 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:
Continue readingCOVID19: 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.
Continue readingCOVID19: 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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