Wages

Sep- 2020 -

24 September

Chancellor set to unveil furlough replacement after Budget cancellation

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has cancelled this year’s Budget but is set to unveil new measures aimed at protecting employment and…

23 September

Coronavirus

TUC calls for ‘smarter, targeted version’ of furlough scheme

Representatives of the TUC and Cambridge Econometrics have called for the government to seek more industry counsel and create a…

17 September

Coronavirus

UKH warns of major hospitality job losses without employment support

UKHospitality (UKH) has warned that at least 900,000 hospitality jobs are at risk unless the UK Government offers a sector-specific…

8 September

Coronavirus

Up to £3.5bn furlough claims fraudulent, says HMRC

Up to £3.5bn in payments from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme may have been claimed fraudulently or paid in error,…

3 September

Comment

HMRC and Covid-19: One hand giveth, the other taketh away

One hand giveth HMRC was responsible for overseeing and implementing the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) and other furlough…

Aug- 2020 -

18 August

Uncategorized

CBILS – Why it’s important to the hospitality sector and how it could help you

The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, delivered through 60+ British Business Bank accredited lenders, is designed to support the continued…

Jun- 2020 -

30 June

Coronavirus

Government confirms changes to ‘flexible’ furlough scheme

The UK government has confirmed the latest set of changes to its “flexible” furlough scheme – dubbed CJRS V2 –…

18 June

Comment

Employers given 30 days to ‘confess’ to furlough abuses

Legislation is currently being fast-tracked to allow HMRC to reclaim any furlough money overpaid to employers, or not spent on…

4 June

Coronavirus

#RaiseTheBar campaign says UK risks ‘mass redundancies’ through furlough scheme

The newly launched #RaiseTheBar campaign has warned that the furloughing scheme is “concealing the true picture of unemployment in the…

1 June

Coronavirus

Trade associations welcome evolution of furlough scheme

Hospitality trade associations have welcomed the “pragmatic” evolution of the governments furlough scheme announced by the chancellor. The new updates…