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<p>The objective of the Job Retention Bonus (JRB) was to incentivise employers to
retain employees between November, when the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)
was due to end, and the end of January through a £1,000 bonus paid to the employer.
However, the subsequent extension of the CJRS to April (now September) allowed employers
to retain their staff during that period by covering 80% of the furloughed employees’
wages. Given this further extension to the end of September, the policy intent of
the JRB falls away.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to redeploying
a retention incentive at the appropriate time.</p>
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