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Furlough can now be used to help homeschooling parents - HMRC

Date:: 8 January 2021

HM Revenue & Customs has updated its furlough guidance to confirm that the scheme can be used where employees are unable to work because they are caring for children while schools are closed.

Furlough extended until 30 April 2021

Date:: 17 December 2020

The furlough scheme has been extended until the end of April 2021, the chancellor has announced.

Chancellor launches Restart scheme to help jobless

Date:: 25 November 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has pledged billions of funding in today's Spending Review to help the hundreds of thousands of people who have lost their jobs because of the pandemic back into work.

A fifth of disabled workers had work from home requests turned down during pandemic

Date:: 24 November 2020

One in five disabled employees has had their request to work from home, be furloughed or redeployed during the pandemic turned down.

Work from home advice could continue until Easter

Date:: 24 November 2020

Employees are likely to be encouraged to remain working from home until at least Easter 2021, when it is hoped that a combination of a tighter "tier" system, further testing and the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccinations will have "driven down" the coronavirus infection rate.

Full furlough guidance published: notice periods under review

Date:: 11 November 2020

The government has now published its official guidance for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which has been extended until 31 March 2021.

Furlough extended until March, Job Retention Bonus scrapped

Date:: 5 November 2020

The furlough scheme has been extended until the end of March, with the Government continuing to cover 80% of employees' wages at firms affected by coronavirus restrictions, the chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced.

Clinically vulnerable told to avoid workplace

Date:: 4 November 2020

'Clinically extremely vulnerable' workers in England are being strongly advised by the government to avoid work outside their homes from Thursday.

Furlough bonus guidance published

Date:: 5 October 2020

The government has published details of the one-off bonus that employers can claim if they keep previously furloughed employees on their books for three months after the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme closes on 31 October.

Employers face £10k fine for failing to enforce self-isolation

Date:: 30 September 2020

Employers in England face fines of up to £10,000 if they fail to prevent workers who should be self-isolating from going to the workplace.

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