24/04/2020
HMRC launched the much-anticipated Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) portal, accessed via the Government Gateway. It went live on Monday (20 April 2020) allowing businesses to claim support for their furloughed staff to cover up to 80% of their salary.
03/04/2020
This week, a survey by the British Chamber of Commerce showed that half of UK firms planned to furlough their staff.
27/03/2020
Yesterday evening the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced that the self-employed could benefit from help worth up to £2,500 per month.
26/03/2020
Last week Rishi Sunak, the current Chancellor of the Exchequer, started to outline the Government’s economic support package for businesses in response to the current Coronavirus crisis.
18/03/2020
The situation regarding the proposed IR35 rules is changing, in an unexpected move, the government announced yesterday evening that these would now be pushed back to April 2021.
