On 26 March, the government released new guidance for employers about how to claim for wage costs through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. It is a temporary scheme, expected to last for three months from 1 March 2020 and is open to all UK employers.
The guidance covers:
- who can claim
- which employees you can claim for
- how to work out what you can claim
- what you need to do to make a claim
- the claim procedure.