The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), or furlough scheme, was due to come to an end at midnight on Saturday 31 October 2020 and was to be superseded by the new Job Support Scheme (JSS) from 1 November 2020.
On 22 October 2020, the government announced further amendments to the UK-wide Job Support Scheme (JSS), which will run for six months from 1 November 2020, immediately after the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) or “furlough” scheme ends.
Statistics show that at least 1 in 4 people in the UK experience ill mental health (such as anxiety, depression, addiction and PTSD) each year. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many challenges to our daily lives and it is expected that the need for mental health support will increase over the coming months and years. Some workers may feel uncertain about their future livelihoods with the increasing risks of redundancy. Others may be experiencing social isolation after months of lockdown and working at home.
With no end in sight for the coronavirus pandemic and the prospect of increasing infections and disruptions, we look at the latest employment law developments.