by David Smith | Mar 21, 2020 | Advice
Staying at home If you have symptoms of coronavirus infection (COVID-19), however mild, stay at home and do not leave your house for 7 days from when your symptoms started. (See the stay at home guidance for more information) My employer wants me to come to work even...
by David Smith | Mar 21, 2020 | Advice
Support for businesses who are paying sick pay to employees HMRC will bring forward legislation to allow small-and medium-sized businesses and employers to reclaim Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) paid for sickness absence due to COVID-19. The eligibility criteria for the...
by David Smith | Mar 21, 2020 | Advice
Support for businesses through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, all UK employers will be able to access support to continue paying part of their employees’ salary for those employees that would otherwise have been laid...
by David Smith | Mar 21, 2020 | Advice
A new temporary Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, delivered by the British Business Bank, will launch early next week to support primarily small and medium-sized businesses to access bank lending and overdrafts. The government will provide lenders with a...
by David Smith | Mar 21, 2020 | Advice
Support for businesses through deferring VAT and Income Tax payments HMRC will support businesses by deferring Valued Added Tax (VAT) payments for 3 months. If you’re self-employed, Income Tax payments due in July 2020 under the Self-Assessment system will be deferred...
by David Smith | Mar 21, 2020 | Advice
Support for businesses that pay business rates Business rates holiday for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses The Government will introduce a business rates holiday for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in England for the 2020 to 2021 tax year....
