Onboarding new team members can be difficult and time consuming at the best of times. Now businesses are learning how to onboard remote employees during lockdown and social distancing. The key to successfully integrating new team members who are working remotely is to offer a structured onboarding process. They may feel strange joining a company […]
From 1 July the new CJRS “Flexible furlough” grant scheme starts, which will allow employers to gradually bring their furloughed employees back to work part-time. The new scheme will be in place until the end of October and the Government will gradually reduce the amount of grant towards employees’ furlough pay to 70% in September […]
On 29 May the Chancellor announced that the grant scheme to support the self-employed would also be extended with a further payment based on 70% of average profits for the 3 years ended 2018/19, limited to £6,570 rather than £7,500. The eligibility criteria remain broadly the same as the first grant claim. Self-employed profits in […]
Following the news that the furlough scheme is to be extended until October, we’ve put together a guide covering some key issues relating to holiday pay, bank holidays and notice pay. Holiday pay Employees who have been placed on furlough continue to accrue statutory holiday entitlement and any additional holiday (bank holidays) provided under their […]
For anyone who has cancelled their direct debits to utilise the VAT payment holiday between 7th April 2020 and 7th June 2020, HMRC have suggested that businesses do not restart their direct debits until after 31st March 2021. This is due to the possibility of HMRC trying to collect the payment holiday balance via direct […]
During the lockdown period many employees and directors have not been using their company cars and it has been sitting on their driveway. You might think that means that the benefit of having a company car does not apply but unfortunately HMRC do not agree. HMRC have recently confirmed that there continues to be a […]
The government’s Self-Employment Income Support Scheme will be extended, giving more security to individuals whose livelihoods are adversely affected by coronavirus in the coming months, the Chancellor announced on Friday 29 May 2020. Rishi Sunak announced the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme will be extended – with those eligible able to claim a second and final […]
From 1 July 2020 businesses will have the flexibility to bring previously furloughed employees back to work part-time. The government continuing to pay 80% of wages for any of their normal hours they do not work up until the end of August. Businesses can decide the hours and shift patterns that their employees will work […]
Thousands of high street shops, department stores and shopping centres across England are set to re-open next month once they are COVID-19 secure and can show customers will be kept safe, Boris Johnson has confirmed. Outdoor markets and car showrooms will be able to reopen from 1 June, as soon as they are able to […]
Option for self-employed to defer their second payment on account due 31 July 2020 Choose how and when you can delay making your second payment on account for the 2019 to 2020 tax year. You have the option to defer your second payment on account if you are: registered in the UK for Self-Assessment and […]
