The Government has announced that by 12 May 7.5 million jobs in the UK have been furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme). Previous briefings on the details of the Scheme can be found here. The Scheme was due to end on 30 June 2020. However, following the Government’s announcement regarding the phased return to work the Government made it clear that the Scheme would not simply fall away. On 12 May, the Chancellor announced that the Scheme would remain open until the end of October. The Scheme will be amended as follows:
- The Scheme will run