Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - some new and important issues...

The Government has recently published several amended guidance documents which can be found on the Government website. The guidance confirms much of...

Further extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Chancellor, Rishi Sunak has today announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will run until 31 March 2021 (not December 2020 as previously...

Extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

It was announced at the weekend that the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will remain open until December 2020. The timing of...

STOP PRESS: Improvements to JSS announced by Chancellor

Following an outcry from many businesses, particularly those based in “tier two” areas that will face significantly reduced demand but will not be...

The new Job Retention Rules: Lifeline or Too Little, Too Late?

So, today we hear that the Government has yielded to pressure by providing a successor system to the furlough scheme. Instead of paying for people...

Style or substance; do labels matter?

As we emerge from lockdown, a highlight for many of us has been finally getting our own locks trimmed, dyed and styled in a much deserved (and often...

Flexible Furlough and other things you may have missed

Welcome to what feels like week 932 of lockdown and what better way to celebrate the advent of the Flexible Furlough Scheme (we don't recommend you...