May 29, 2020 | Current Affairs
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is being urged to extend the self-employed income support scheme (SEISS), which ends this weekend. The scheme pays lump sums worth 80% of total profits, up to £2,500 a month, over a three-month period starting from March 2020. More than two...
May 28, 2020 | Current Affairs
The number of employees who are covered by the Government's furlough scheme has passed 8.4 million, according to the Treasury. That means 30% of the UK's 28m employees were covered by furlough scheme on 24 May 2020. The scheme, formally known as the coronavirus job...
May 20, 2020 | Current Affairs
UK businesses have claimed more than £22 billion in Government loans and guarantees to support their cashflow during the coronavirus crisis. That includes more than £14.18bn in 464,393 bounce-back loans for small businesses, just two weeks after the scheme was...
May 19, 2020 | Current Affairs
More than two million people have applied for government grants through the self-employed income support scheme (SEISS). The scheme aims to support self-employed workers in a similar way to the coronavirus job retention scheme for furloughed employees. It offers...
May 18, 2020 | Current Affairs
MPs are reportedly set to vote on delaying the extension of off-payroll working rules to the private sector until 2023/24. The House of Commons will vote on whether or not to amend Finance Bill 2019-21, exactly two months after announcing a one-year delay. Off-payroll...
