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Chancellor of the Exchequor Rishi Sunak today announced changes to the furlough scheme. Currently, the scheme involves the payment of 80% of workers’ wages by the government. From August, the scheme will be adjusted so that employers must pay the cost of employees’ National Insurance contributions. By September, after making changes to business premises to make them “COVID-secure” (and by implication, gaining the ability to re-open), employers will be asked…
On 24 May the government launched its £50m Reopening High Streets Safely Fund. Councils across England are to share £50m of additional funding through the ERDF National Reserve Fund to support the safe reopening of high streets and other commercial areas. The money will allow local authorities in England to put in place additional measures to establish a safe trading environment for businesses and customers through measures that extend to…
The NHS test and trace service will help to manage the risk of the virus re-emerging as restrictions on everyday life are eased, as far as it is deemed safe to do so. It is vital that employers play their part by: making their workplaces as safe as possible encouraging workers to heed any notifications to self-isolate and supporting them when in isolation Although this may seem disruptive for businesses,…
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