Over 70% of UK businesses have furloughed their staff
At least 70% of firms in the UK have put their staff on furlough while they wait for the crucial money that will help save jobs. Within the first day of the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme going live, 185,000 employers submitted claims on behalf of 1.3 million staff, totalling £1.5bn. A study by the […]
Job Retention Scheme Portal – Claiming for Furlough
HMRC have announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) portal is now live, from Monday 20th April, with the first payments being made up to 10 days later. We are expecting the portal to be busy for the first few days as many businesses will be accessing it to get their claim started. There […]
Sanctions in Place for the National Living Wage
The Government has outlined how it plans to enforce the National Living Wage when it comes into force next April. There will be strict sanctions in place for employers that do not comply with the new National Living Wage limits. Working with an increased enforcement budget, HMRC has announced plans to double the existing penalties […]