Furlough

Apr- 2020 -

15 April

HMRC adds new guidance on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

HMRC has issued new guidance regarding the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme and clarifies eligibility for those returning from sick leave…

15 April

Comment

Covid-19: Cleanology – investing in cleaning for the long term

It is hard to believe that just a month ago, the cleaning industry was celebrating success at the Golden Service…

14 April

Coronavirus

Petition for Tronc payments to be included in furlough wages hits 6,000 signatures

A petition launched on change.org calling for the government furlough scheme to include tronc payments for hospitality staff has hit…

9 April

Coronavirus

AAB calls on government to enhance support for businesses

Accountancy firm Anderson Anderson and Brown (AAB) has called on the UK Government to implement a series of “wide-reaching” measures…

8 April

Coronavirus

Hospitality slowdown worsens with 98% collapse in shifts

The hospitality industry has now suffered a 98% slowdown as the coronavirus shutdown continues to weigh heavily on the sector,…

7 April

Coronavirus

Hospitality workers deserve full earnings from furlough scheme, says UKH

UKHospitality has urged the Government to reconsider its decision to exclude tronc payments from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Under…

6 April

Coronavirus

‘Massive surge’ in applications to hospitality jobs amid lockdown measures

Applications to hospitality jobs “soared” by 119.9% month-on-month in March, as the industry’s professionals “desperately scrambled” for work amidst the…

Mar- 2020 -

30 March

Business Bites

The minimum wage increase is about to hit – and it beggars belief

As if to bang the final nail into the coffin himself, we can only assume the Treasury’s top man, chancellor…

30 March

Coronavirus

Carluccio’s enters administration

Geoff Rowley and Phil Reynolds, partners at specialist business advisory firm FRP, have been appointed joint administrators of Italian restaurant…

27 March

Comment

What we know about furlough leave and the CJRS

HMRC published details of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) on 26.3.20 which are available here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme Key points include:…