Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Update
On Saturday the government updated the guidance for employers on how to claim for the wages of furloughed employees via the new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
The new guidance provides greater clarity on a number of issues that have been troubling employers these last two weeks, such as who is eligible to be furloughed, what furloughed employees can and cannot do, whether directors can be furloughed and what happens to employees who are on maternity leave, adoption leave, paternity leave or shared parental leave.
It is anticipated that the online portal employers will need to use to reclaim wages of furloughed staff will not be available until the end of April 2020.
You can read the updated guidance here.
If you have any questions about the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme or furloughing staff, please email or call our Employment Law team today on 0113 207 0000.
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