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Covid-19 furlough scheme extends to March 2021, along with extensions to the self-employed income support grant

As England entered a second lockdown on Thursday 5 2020, businesses and employees received an unexpected benefit from Chancellor Rishi Sunak. He announced a five-month extension of the furlough scheme to the end of March 2021. Employees unable to work during this time because their role is not required will receive 80% of their current […]

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How does the new Job Support Scheme work? – [withdrawn as the furlough scheme has been extended to March 2021]

At the end of this month, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will come to an end. This is the scheme that gave businesses funding to pay employees on furlough. From November, the new Job Support Scheme (JSS) will take over, running for 6 months until 30 April 2021. This new scheme is designed to […]

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