On 9 October 2020, Rishi Sunak announced an extended Job Support Scheme (“JSS”) for businesses, which are required to close due to local or national restrictions. The assistance will be in the form of grants to help pay the wages of staff who cannot work due to restrictions.
If a business can open, then viable jobs will be supported via the normal JSS announced in September, further information on this scheme is available here.
The extension of JSS applies to businesses in any region or nation of the UK that are legally required to shut over the winter period. That includes those businesses that are required to provide delivery and collection services only from their premises, or only serve food and drink outdoors from their premises.
The key information for the extended JSS is as follows:
Alex Payton comments:
“The extension of the JSS is welcome news for business impacted by further restrictions which are to be imposed by the government over the winter months. We await further detail about the extended scheme, but should you wish to discuss this further do contact a member of the Howes Percival Employment Team."
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