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 #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 #95: Updates to the CJRS from September
Many of the government’s Coronavirus support schemes are still up and running, including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). Please be aware however that from 1 September 2020, there will be a number of changes to the CJRS including: From 1 September, the... read more
COVID-19 Update #92: MPs say employees who opted-out of their workplace pension should be able to re-enrol early
A government committee has said that employees who opted out of their workplace pension due to COVID-19 should be encouraged back into saving sooner than auto-enrolment rules would usually allow. Under the current rules, employees aged between 22 and state pension age... read more