The scheme has been updated so employers can ask for a ‘shielding note’ because they are at high risk of severe illness from coronavirus.

The Local Restrictions Support Grant (LRSG) supports businesses that were open but were then required to close for at least 3 weeks.

The Job Support Scheme (JSS), which was scheduled to come in on 1st November, has been postponed until the furlough scheme ends.

Government announced more support available for the self-employed in the form of 2 grants, each available for 3-month periods.

The Chancellor has announced a new 6 month Job Support Scheme to help businesses and employees survive the winter months.

A £1,000 one-off taxable payment to you for each eligible employee you furloughed and kept continuously employed until 31 Jan 2021.

Over a million businesses who took out Bounce Back Loans will get more time through a new Pay as You Grow flexible repayment system.

From 26 August 2020 you can claim for employees who have been notified by the NHS to self-isolate before surgery.

Updated guidance on how to perform usual hours calculations where employees come off furlough partway through a claim period.

This guidance applies to any establishment that provides an on-site service and to any events that take place on its premises.

The £2 billion Kickstart Scheme is designed to create thousands of new, fully subsidised jobs for young people across the country.

HMRC has said that it will be lenient in relation to genuine mistakes; penalties will be charged only in cases of deliberate non-compliance.

From September 1, the government grant towards the employee wages will be reduced to 70%, then to 60% from October 1.

As employees begin returning from furlough, business owners and managers need to consider both the practical and emotional aspects of returning to “normal”

In March 2020, CH introduced temporary easement measures to suspend voluntary strike off action in response to coronavirus (COVID-19); they have reviewed these measures each month.

Establishments serving food for on-premises consumption can now sign up to a new government initiative aimed at encouraging people to safely return to dining out.

From 1st July “Flexible Furlough” was introduced and the calculations and time recording of full-time, part-time and fully furloughed employees has become more complicated.