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<p>As noted in the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme guidance, company directors are
bound by the Companies Act 2006 to fulfil their statutory duties. The Government aims
to ensure that salaried directors can be furloughed and supported through this scheme,
while still being able to meet their statutory duties. The guidance is clear that
furloughed directors should do no more work than would reasonably be judged necessary
to meet their statutory requirements, and that they should not do work of a kind they
would carry out in normal circumstances to generate commercial revenue or provide
services to or on behalf of their company.</p><p> </p><p>This scheme supplements the
other significant support announced for UK businesses, including the Bounce Back Loans
Scheme for small businesses, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, and
the deferral of tax payments. More information about the full range of business support
measures is available at <a href="http://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support/"
target="_blank">www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support/</a>.</p>
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