Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme extended until the end of October

The end of the JRS on the 30 June was front and centre of minds across the UK when the Chancellor stood up in Parliament yesterday to announce the future of the scheme. So, it will have been a great relief to firms across the country, when he announce that the scheme will be extended by an additional four months until the end of October.

The scheme in its current form will not change until the end of July, with the government continuing to cover 80% (or £2500) and employees unable to work when they have been furloughed. But he did announce changes to the scheme from 1 August onwards when there will be the possibility of part-time furloughing as well as the sharing the costs between employers and the government. It is not yet clear, what type of part time furloughing will be available or how the cost will be shared between the governm