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Furlough costs reach £32bn

Date:: 30 July 2020

The value of claims paid from the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has reached £31.7bn, according to the latest data from HM Revenue and Customs.

Furloughed employees must receive redundancy in full

Date:: 30 July 2020

Furloughed employees will be entitled to redundancy pay based on their normal wages, not their furlough rate, from tomorrow (31 July).

Furlough scheme "has been adapted as far as possible"

Date:: 23 July 2020

The schemes designed to safeguard jobs and income for those unable to work during the coronavirus crisis have been adapted "as far as possible" and were "the right policies for the first phase of the crisis", chancellor Rishi Sunak has said in response to a report that criticised the gaps in support.

Furlough funds can be used for contractual notice periods

Date:: 20 July 2020

Funds claimed from the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme can be used to pay for notice periods that go above and beyond the statutory minimum.

'Absolutely no reason' to change home working advice

Date:: 17 July 2020

Home working is still a 'perfectly good option' for reducing the spread of Covid-19 and there is 'absolutely no reason' to change that advice, the UK's chief scientific adviser has told MPs.

PM: "Bring staff back to the office if it's safe"

Date:: 17 July 2020

Boris Johnson has urged employers to bring staff back to the office from 1 August if it is safe to do so.

Employers to receive £1k bonus for bringing staff back from furlough

Date:: 8 July 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £1,000 "job retention bonus" for employers that bring workers back from furlough.

More than 9 million furlough claims made

Date:: 30 June 2020

Some 9.3 million people have been furloughed under the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, the Treasury has revealed as the scheme closes to new entrants.

Government publishes guide on safety for businesses due to re-open

Date:: 24 June 2020

The Government has published guidance on how businesses can safely re-open after announcing that a further easing of the coronavirus lockdown will happen from 4 July.

Global mobility will return to 'business as usual' for many employers

Date:: 17 June 2020

Almost half of employers plan a return to 'business as usual' when it comes to global mobility, according to a survey by consulting firm PwC.

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Furlough costs reach £32bn

Furloughed employees must receive redundancy in full

Furlough scheme "has been adapted as far as possible"

Furlough funds can be used for contractual notice periods

'Absolutely no reason' to change home working advice

PM: "Bring staff back to the office if it's safe"

Employers to receive £1k bonus for bringing staff back from furlough

More than 9 million furlough claims made

Government publishes guide on safety for businesses due to re-open

Global mobility will return to 'business as usual' for many employers

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