HMRC have updated their guidance to reflect that the SEISS (Self-Employment Income Support Scheme) is being extended from 1 November 2020. The extension will provide two grants and will last for six months, from November 2020 to April 2021. Grants will be paid in two lump sum instalments each covering a three-month period. The first … Read more
The Job support Scheme will replace the currently running Furlough Scheme. The Government has released further plans to offer continued support the nation during the current Coronavirus pandemic. Job Support Scheme HM Treasury has published a factsheet setting out the details of the Job Support Scheme, as announced in the Chancellor’s Winter Economy Plan. The … Read more
HMRC has written to all VAT-registered businesses in Great Britain who trade with the EU and/or the rest of the world. The letters highlight what they need to do to prepare for the UK’s exit from the EU at the end of this year. The letters point out that the actions required to ensure they … Read more
The delay to the private sector IR35 roll-out has encouraged more employers to ‘get it right this time around’. Staffing companies report that over a third of hirers (35%) were making a U-turn on non-PSC decisions The extension has encouraged more employers to move away from HMRC’s widely criticised determination tool (CEST). While 31% of … Read more
The Prime Minister addressed the House of Commons to set out his six new Covid restrictions. This was after chairing an emergency COBRA meeting to discuss the introduction of new social distancing measures. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: ‘we have reached a perilous turning point. ‘The government will introduce new restrictions in England carefully judges … Read more
People who are required by law to go into self-isolation from 28 September, supported by payment of £500 for those on lower incomes who cannot work from home and have lost income as a result. New fines for those breaching self-isolation rules will start at £1,000. Bringing this in line with the penalty for breaking … Read more
If your business is located in England and in an area designated for local lockdown, then you may be eligible to receive a new support grant announced 9 September 2020. What the government has said Businesses in England required to close due to local lockdowns or targeted restrictions will now be able to receive grants … Read more
Businesses are now able to sign up to the Kickstart scheme under which people aged between 16 and 24 who are claiming Universal Credit can receive a six-month work placement. Under the scheme, the Government will pay 100% of the age-relevant National Minimum Wage, National Insurance and pension contributions for 25 hours a week. Employers … Read more
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