Furlough Scheme

Businesses must check furlough inaccuracies before HMRC deadline

Businesses using the furlough scheme have been urged to “thoroughly check” their claims for inaccuracies before HMRC’s cut-off date to…

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Chancellor set to unveil furlough replacement after Budget cancellation

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has cancelled this year’s Budget but is set to unveil new measures aimed at protecting employment and…

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700,000 jobs at risk as end of furlough scheme draws near

Over 700,000 employees are at risk of being made redundant in the second half of 2020, research from Institute for…

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Insolvent companies cost taxpayers £250m 

Insolvent companies that were unable to pay their debts in the first six months of 2020 have cost British taxpayers…

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125,500 retail jobs lost since start of 2020

Some 125,515 retail jobs have been lost since the start of 2020, according to the latest data from the Centre…

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UK retail sales increase by 4.7% in August

UK retail sales in August have increased by 4.7% on a like-for-like basis from August 2019, according to figures released…

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GDP to contract £15.3bn each year if home working persists

Lower consumer spending and a decrease in economic clustering if pandemic levels of home working persist would reduce UK GDP…

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HMRC and Covid-19: One hand giveth, the other taketh away

One hand giveth HMRC was responsible for overseeing and implementing the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) and other furlough…

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Retail jobs in sharpest fall since 2009

Retail employment fell at the fastest rate since February 2009 in the year to August, with an even sharper decline…

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Coronavirus diaries: TVM UK

This has certainly been an interesting time for us as a company. Even though our parent company TVM is based…

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