It is now 6 weeks since the government announced its coronavirus job retention scheme, and following some initial hiccups, the guidance is finally becoming more helpful for employers.
There has been some further activity with regards to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the statutory sick pay regime, since our last update.
Businesses are struggling to keep up with the government’s various updated versions of their guidance notes on the staff retention scheme, arranging staff agreements for them to be on furlough leave and eagerly anticipating the date for HMRC doors to open for financial claims to be submitted in respect of staff payments (likely to be Monday 20 April 2020).