On 4 April 2020 the government announced yet further guidance, clarifying points that many employers were asking since the introduction of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme a couple of weeks ago. Please see the update to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, but below we set out the main points clarified. Can employees on furlough, start […]
ABTOT Associate Travlaw LLP provides a further update on what we know so far for Furloughed Workers Last night the government, on its website published further details of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (Furlough Scheme). We suggest that you read the full guidance for employers, but below we set out a snapshot in Q&A format […]
ABTOT Associate Travlaw LLP provides insight into the new measures available to the Self Employed On Thursday 26 March 2020 the Government announced help for the Self-Employed whose earnings have been impacted by the Coronavirus. At this stage we only have outline details of the rescue package. What we know so far: The scheme will […]
VAT Payment Returns This deferment will apply to all UK businesses, and will be automatic. There is no need to apply for this or to notify HMRC that you will not be paying. There is no detail yet as to whether direct debits will be cancelled automatically, but if not, these will need to be […]
On Friday 20th March 2020, the UK Government announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Under the new Scheme, all UK employers will be able to access additional financial support from the Government in order to continue paying part of their employees’ salaries. In particular, the salaries of those employees that will otherwise be laid off […]