Monthly Archives: October 2020

Additional grant aid for local lockdown businesses

Last month the Treasury announced further support for businesses adversely affected by lockdown in local areas to control local outbreaks. Local Authorities will be funded to pay the grants now offered. Businesses in England required to close Businesses in England required to close due to local lockdowns or targeted restrictions will now be able to…
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Annual Christmas bash?

Trying to double guess the social distancing rules is rather like placing bets on a throw of the dice. The current exhortation from the Prime Minister – to observe the rule of six – is yet a further change in the endless attempts at controlling coronavirus by manipulating social distancing regulation. But we all need…
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The new Job Support Scheme

After much head scratching at the Treasury, the son of the furlough scheme has been unveiled. Aptly called a Job Support Scheme JSS). When the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme finishes 31 October 2020, employers will need to register for the JSS which is being made available for six months from 1 November 2020. The JSS…
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