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COVID-19: Let us know what you think of the Government's unprecedented support for workers...

Steve Bridger

Good evening Everyone.

In response to the Chancellor’s unprecedented package of financial measures to support workers, Peter Cheese has made the following statement:

CIPD welcomes unprecedented support for workers and urges employers to hold their nerve while funds arrive

As Peter says...

“The challenge now is the speed with which employers can access these funds to avoid redundancies being made, given it could be the end of April before they become available.

“Employers need to hold their nerve in this challenging time and make every effort where they can to retain their staff while waiting for the job retention funding to come through. Concerns over immediate cashflow and payroll challenges should be met by the business loans announced by government, which should be available in a matter of days."


I've lost count of the number of times I've uttered the word "unprecedented" in recent days. My head is spinning.

Please do let us know what you think of the latest Government announcement... and share your thoughts and concerns below.

Finally, I just wanted to say that all of us at CIPD would like you to know we stand with you at this time.

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  • update fresh off press qualifying period has been reviewed

    www.gov.uk/.../check-if-you-could-be-covered-by-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme

    Any employer with a UK payroll and a UK bank account will be able to claim, but you must have been on your employer’s PAYE payroll before or on 19 March 2020 and notified to HMRC on an RTI submission on or before 19 March 2020. This means your employer must have made an RTI submission notifying payment in respect of you to HMRC on or before 19 March 2020. If you were employed as of 28 February 2020 and on payroll (i.e. notified to HMRC on an RTI submission on or before 28 February) and were made redundant or stopped working for your employer prior to 19 March 2020, you can also qualify for the scheme if your employer re-employs you and puts you on furlough

    You can be on any type of contract, including a zero-hour contract or a
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  • update fresh off press qualifying period has been reviewed

    www.gov.uk/.../check-if-you-could-be-covered-by-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme

    Any employer with a UK payroll and a UK bank account will be able to claim, but you must have been on your employer’s PAYE payroll before or on 19 March 2020 and notified to HMRC on an RTI submission on or before 19 March 2020. This means your employer must have made an RTI submission notifying payment in respect of you to HMRC on or before 19 March 2020. If you were employed as of 28 February 2020 and on payroll (i.e. notified to HMRC on an RTI submission on or before 28 February) and were made redundant or stopped working for your employer prior to 19 March 2020, you can also qualify for the scheme if your employer re-employs you and puts you on furlough

    You can be on any type of contract, including a zero-hour contract or a
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  • in reply to Jemma
    Doesnt this potentially throw a spanner in the works for some employers who furloughed people who started before the 28th Feb (was widely accepted I think that "on payroll before 28th Feb" meant start date)? It hasnt referred to an RTI submission date previously....e.g. we employed someone who started on the 26th Feb, RTI not submitted until 25th March, therefore they now don't qualify?
  • in reply to Samantha
    This seems to be another addition where the honest answer seems to be "maybe". It seems to present more questions than clear answers in that regard.

    I am tempted to think someone has been doing some counting up and realised what Boris's largesse is going to cost, and this is the start of the back-tracking, but I sincerely hope I am wrong, because the confusion and potential difficulties will hurt a lot of people, not least those who have to explain it to distressed or angry employees... and guess who that is likely to be....?

    I shall try to think positively......

    P
  • in reply to Peter
    Gosh this is pretty bad, we almost rehired someone who would now not qualify if Im reading the new guidance right......and I know lots of companies who are going to be stuck if so. Luckily we have only got the one that we have furloughed that potentially doesnt qualify.

    Definitely more questions than answers now!