Deadline to furlough an employee for the first time and other changes to the furlough scheme This update is correct as at 3rd June 2020 but there may be further changes and updates. Many readers will be aware that the Government announced how the furlough scheme will change over the...

This should hopefully be a final update, as at 15th April 2020, but we cannot rule out further changes or updates.   The government has issued their Direction to HMRC regarding the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which should be the definitive document setting out the rules of the Scheme. However,...

The simple answer to this very commonly asked question is “We don’t know, no one knows yet”   And the answer may not come in time for Good Friday and Easter Monday. As at 9th April 2020 there is no clear government guidance on this question. ACAS have changed their...