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:
- Step 1: Essential information
- Step 2: Before you make your claim
- Step 3: Calculating your claim
- Step 4: Making a claim
- Step 5: What to do next
General information about the scheme
- To be eligible for CJRS an employer must agree with the employee that they are a ‘furloughed worker’.
- Employees must be notified that they have been furloughed.
- Employees must be furloughed for a minimum of three weeks.
- The employee cannot do any work for the employer that has furloughed them.
- You can claim 80% of wages up to a maximum of £2,500 per month per furloughed employee.
- A separate claim is needed for each PAYE scheme.
- You can only claim for furloughed employees that were on your PAYE payroll on or before 19 March 2020.
- An RTI submission notifying payment in respect of that employee to HMRC must have been made on or before 19 March 2020.
- You must have a UK bank account.
For more information on the scheme and further eligibility requirements, visit guidance on GOV.UK
HMRC have requested that you support HMRC in keeping their lines open for those who need their help most. “Do not call us unless you have an issue that cannot be resolved using our guidance or webchat facility. If you are an employee please speak to your employer if you have any questions. We are not able to provide information on individual claims.”
We hope this information helps you and we are here for you during this difficult time. We will continue to keep you updated as the Government releases new information. Our business contingency plan is in place and we will do everything we can to support our clients during this uncertain period, please do not hesitate to contact us here if you have any concerns or queries.
Visit our COVID19 Business Hub for more information
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