01Jun
On 29 May, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak set out a number of changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) include:
- From 1 July (brought forward from August as originally anticipated) part-time working will be allowed under the scheme. This ‘flexible furloughing’ will mean that employers can still claim under the CJRS for employees’ hours not worked but will have to pay in full for any hours worked and will be responsible for tax and National Insurance contributions on those payments. Further guidance on flexible furloughing and how employers should calculate claims is expected to be published on 12 June;
- From 1 August, employers will have to pay employees’ National Insurance and pension contributions;
- From 1 September, employers will have to pay 10% of wages. The Government will continue to reimburse 70% of wages, up to a maximum of £2,190.
- From 1 October, employers will have to pay 20% of wages. The Government will continue to reimburse 60% of wages, up to a maximum of £1,875.
The CJRS is still currently due to expire at the end of October.
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Kathryn Bolton
Specialist Employment Solicitor
LincsLaw Employment Solicitors