COVID-19 Update #104: HMRC is asking selected employers to review their CJRS claims
HMRC is writing to selected employers to ask them to review their Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) claims. The letters are causing confusion and alarm among recipients however as they don’t specify what’s wrong with the claim or even which month’s claim is... read more COVID-19 Update #103: Coronavirus guidance for landlords, tenants and local authorities
Updated guidance published by the government provides advice to landlords and tenants on the provisions in the Coronavirus Act 2020. It also offers further advice for landlords, tenants and local authorities about their rights and responsibilities during the COVID-19... read more COVID-19 Update #102: Furloughed workers to receive redundancy pay protection
The Government has closed a loophole which allowed employers to make furloughed staff redundant on reduced pay under the furlough scheme. The new law kicked in on 31 July 2020 to ensure furloughed workers who are made redundant receive redundancy pay based on their... read more COVID-19 Update #100: UK’s film and TV industry given government funding boost
The Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) has helped to deliver a project which is providing £500m to the UK’s film and TV industries adversely affected by COVID-19. The new ‘Film and TV Production Restart Scheme’, set up with the help of modelling and actuarial... read more