Further to our blog post on 5 November, when the UK Government announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will remain open until 31 March 2021, the Government has now published detailed guidance on the extension of the scheme. The guidance is comprised of a number of different documents covering such matters as which employees can be claimed for and how to calculate the claim under the scheme.
The main points to note from the guidance are as follows:
- For the period 1 November 2020 to 31 January 2021 the Government will pay 80% of wages for hours not