Following the UK government’s announcement of a new national lockdown for England in response to the continuing COVID-19 crisis and the recent one-month extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), originally due...more
On 22 October 2020, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak MP announced several important changes to the Job Support Scheme (JSS), including that the government will more than double its contribution for the JSS for...more
On 22 October 2020, HM Revenue & Customs released further details on the UK Job Support Scheme (JSS), first announced in September. The JSS will now be scaled up and expanded to further support businesses adversely affected...more
On 22 October 2020, the UK Government announced further changes to the Job Support Scheme (JSS) which will replace the existing Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), also known as the furlough scheme, when that scheme...more
As lockdowns loom across the land with the introduction of a three-tier system of restrictions based on local COVID-19 alert levels, at the highest alert level (tier 3) certain businesses will be forced to close, including...more
The UK government announced on 9 October 2020 an expansion of the Job Support Scheme (Expanded JSS) to support workers and businesses through the continuing public health crisis. Businesses which are forced to close because...more
As the United Kingdom winds down the furlough scheme (under which the UK government funded 80% of furloughed employees’ salaries up to a capped amount), employers are looking at next steps, including cost-cutting measures...more
This alert is up to date as of 28 September 2020. With the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme coming to an end on 31 October 2020, the UK government has announced a new Job Support Scheme, which will open on 1 November 2020....more
A new Job Support Scheme designed to protect jobs in businesses facing lower demand over the winter months due to the COVID-19 pandemic will take effect November 1, 2020 and last for six months, the U.K. government announced...more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak outlined a new sixth-month Job Support Scheme (JSS) on 24 September to replace the coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) that is due to end on 31 October 2020....more
The UK Government announced yesterday, as part of its Winter Economy Plan, that from 1 November 2020 it will introduce a new Job Support Scheme, which will replace the existing Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”), also...more