Last week the Chancellor again extended the furlough scheme which will now remain open until 31 March 2021. Some more clarification that has come out today from HMRC in advance of the governments’ guidance which is due to be published on 10 November 2020. For claim periods up to January 2021 the government will pay […]
On 31 October 2020, as Boris Johnson was announcing an initial 4 week national lockdown, the Chancellor was already making plans to change and extend support measures for businesses and individuals’ during this difficult period. A number of our clients have asked us to clarify the announcements, which come just days after Rishi Sunak himself […]
The Chancellor last week outlined details of the expanded Job Support Scheme (JSS), aimed at helping those employers who are forced to close due to local restrictions. The expanded JSS will start from 1 November 2020 and run for a period of 6 months, with a review in January 2020. Whilst we await details of where […]
As shown by the recent CMO Survey ‘Covid-19 and the State of Marketing’, marketing jobs and budgets have been hit hard by the pandemic. Across the travel industry, you are constantly being asked to do more with less. Implementing your tactical objectives amidst such uncertainty and shifting business priorities is tricky. It can feel like you’re constantly “spinning […]
The new Job Support Scheme has been announced today by the Chancellor. It will replace the flexi-furlough scheme which will come to an end on 31 October 2020. So what do we know so far? It will start on 1 November 2020 and end on 30 April 2021. “Viable jobs”- employers must demonstrate they have […]