Williams Mullen's Comeback Plan: North Carolina’s COVID-19 Job Retention Program
A year since the introduction of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, or the 'furlough scheme' as it is more commonly known, the extent of fraud associated with the government assistance programme has started to become...more
Following the UK government’s announcement on 22 February 2021 of an exit roadmap of the current lockdown and phased relaxation of social distancing rules, the UK Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will be extended by a...more
Introduction - The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in the Budget on 3 March 2021 that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), also known as the furlough scheme, will be extended for a further five months until 30...more
Although the government’s Job Retention Scheme (JRS) was originally expected to close on 31 October 2020, the government has extended it on several occasions. Following the Budget on 3 March 2021 it is now clear that the...more
The extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) had been expected to continue until the end of April 2021. However, in light of the UK government’s recent announcement in relation to the gradual lifting of lockdown...more
A further update to the HM Treasury Direction concerning the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) was published on 26 January 2021 making some further adjustments to the rules governing its operation. ...more
HM Treasury in the United Kingdom released its sixth direction concerning the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on 26 January 2021. Many of the central features of the furlough scheme have not changed, including the level of...more
On 5 January 2021, the UK government’s guidance was updated to clarify that employers may (but are not required to) furlough employees who have caring responsibilities for children who are at home as a result of school and...more
Following the announcement of its third national lockdown on 5 January 2020, the UK government has updated its guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, stating that employers may furlough employees in circumstances...more
Although the government’s Job Retention Scheme (JRS) was originally expected to close on 31 October 2020, the government subsequently decided to extend it, initially to the end of March and then to the end of April 2021 (the...more
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced on 17 December that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is to be extended until 30 April 2021. This represents a further extension of one month. ...more
The UK Government has announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (also known as the furlough scheme) will be extended until 31 March 2021. Prior to this announcement, the furlough scheme was due to close on 31...more
There has been a lengthy debate in the courts about the extent to which an employer can rely on cost considerations when seeking to justify a provision, criteria or practice that is potentially indirectly discriminatory. In...more
In keeping with its tradition of issuing updates to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) on Fridays, the guidance issued earlier this week on the extended CJRS has been amended this evening in relation to the...more
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in the United Kingdom (UK) has released its full guidance for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) extension, which was first announced by the UK government on 31 October 2020. The scheme...more
Although the government’s Job Retention Scheme (JRS) was initially expected to close on 31 October 2020, on 5 November 2020 the government announced that it would remain in place in some form until the end of March 2021 (the...more
Following the recent announcement of the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS or “furlough scheme”) and the suspension of the Government’s Job Support Scheme and Job Retention Bonus and then of the further...more
Back in March, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced an unprecedented package of measures, including a Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). On 5 November 2020, the chancellor announced a further extension to the furlough...more
The Government announced shortly after midday Thursday that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is now extended until 31 March 2021....more
The UK Chancellor has today announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the furlough scheme) and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will be extended against “a worsening economic backdrop”....more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced in a press conference on 31 October 2020, that new national lockdown restrictions would apply in England from 12:01 a.m. on 5 November 2020, until at least 2 December 2020. In...more
The United Kingdom has announced a second extension to the country’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) in less than a week. The CJRS will now run until 31 March 2021, with some revised details compared to the previous...more
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer has, today, announced in Parliament, the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) until the end of March 2021. The scheme will continue to be on the terms as outlined in...more
The United Kingdom’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended by one month, replicating the furlough measures previously in place April through July....more