Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) update

From 1 July 2020 employers can bring furloughed employees back to work for an amount of time and from 1 August 2020 the level of grant available to an employer will be reduced each month.

From 1st August 2020, the level of grant available to an employer will be reduced each month. To be eligible for the grant employers must pay furloughed employees 80% of their wages, up to a cap of £2,500 per month for the time they are being furloughed.

The changes and a timetable of when these changes will be made to the CJRS is available on the Government website

 

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will close on 31 October 2020.