FROM Thursday, there will be some big changes to the way Brits get their furlough pay – and it will affect all workers on the scheme. The furlough scheme pays workers 80% of their wages for hours not worked, which is capped at £2,500 a month. 🔵 Read our coronavirus
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RISHI Sunak has extended furlough AGAIN through to the end of March 2021, he revealed today. The Chancellor confirmed the news to MPs this afternoon after the scheme was continued as a result of the England-wide lockdown which started today. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news
Read moreRISHI Sunak's updated Job Support Scheme means employees could work one day a week and earn up to 73% of their wages. The Chancellor announced yesterday, in an update to the scheme, that employees can now work for a minimum of 20% of their contracted hours part-time and still qualify
Read moreEXTRA "furlough" help will continue for nightclubs as the Government has vowed to pay for two thirds of staff's wages while they are still unable to reopen. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the new package of financial aid measures today as the hospitality and entertainment sector is facing a grim winter
Read moreBRITS who are worried about a second lockdown may be able to get help with their finances if tighter restrictions are introduced. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday a second wave of coronavirus was “inevitable” after seeing a rise in cases. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the
Read moreFurlough scheme has now cost £30BILLION – but ending it ‘prematurely’ in October will cost 1.2million jobs, think-tank warns Around 9.5m people remain on the furlough scheme from 1.2million employers Research body warns ending the furlough scheme in October will cost 1.2m jobs National Institute of Economic Research suggests it
Read morePREMIERSHIP stars on furlough will not get a full pay packet when they first return to individual training at their clubs. But as soon as they are given the green light to train together in full-team mode, they will then be paid their whole salary. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live
Read moreUNDER the government's coronavirus jobs retention scheme employers can furlough staff who can't work during lockdown but who they want to keep them on the books for once the crisis is over. It applies to anyone on their company PAYE payroll on or before March 19, 2020, but crucially HMRC
Read moreLOCKDOWN has seen millions of workers take a 20 per cent pay cut on their wages which are being supplemented under emergency furlough measures as we stay home to fight coronavirus. The scheme announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in March goes live today – but what exactly does the word
Read moreMORE than nine million Brits are expected to be furloughed due to the coronavirus crisis as businesses struggle to survive the national lockdown. Under the scheme, the government covers 80 per cent of an employee's wages if they can't work because of the COVID-19 outbreak. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live
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