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<p>As the Chancellor recently announced, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)
CJRS has now been extended until the end of March 2021. In light of that, the Job
Support Scheme has been postponed.</p><p> </p><p>Under CJRS, eligible employees will
receive 80 per cent of their usual salary for hours not worked, up to a maximum of
£2,500 per month, and businesses will have flexibility to use the scheme for employees
for any amount of time and shift pattern, including furloughing them full-time.</p><p>
</p><p>There is no employer contribution to wages for hours not worked. Employers
will only be asked to cover National Insurance and Employer pension contributions
for hours not worked. For an average claim, this accounts for just 5 per cent of total
employment costs or £70 per employee per month. The Government will review the policy
in January.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, we are supporting businesses affected by restrictions
through:</p><p>The Local Restrictions Support Grant, giving businesses that are forced
to close due to national or local restrictions up to £3,000 per month; this is worth
over £1bn per four weeks with the new restrictions in place and will benefit over
600,000 business premises.</p>One-off funding available to every local authority in
England under the Additional Restrictions Grant, worth £1.1bn nationally; this allows
local authorities to help businesses affected but not closed by restrictions.
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