Incorrect refusal of Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Support

HMRC has released Insolvency Guidance which confirms that claims relating to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) which have been rejected because the claimant is in arrears with their tax liabilities, should not have been rejected. HMRC has been notified that there have been instances where claims relating to the CJRS have been rejected because […]

Statutory Sick Pay extended to individuals who are shielding

New Regulations due to come into force on 16 April 2020 mean that any person classed as extremely vulnerable and at very high risk of severe illness from coronavirus (COVID-19), and who have been advised to remain at home for at least 12 weeks will be entitled to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). The process is […]

Coronavirus: Should we pay employees that self-isolate?

So far 15 people in the UK have been tested positive for Covid-19. The two new cases were passed the virus in Tenerife, where a hotel has been placed in quarantine, and Italy, where 11 towns have been quarantined. Globally, more than 80,000 people have caught Covid-19 – the vast majority in China. The latest […]