June 10th - important date regarding the Coronavirus job retention scheme

09 June 2020

We would like to take this opportunity to clarify the process by which the scheme will close to new entrants from July

This information is also available in our online factsheet

 

  1. The scheme will close to new entrants from 30 June. From this point onwards, employers will only be able to furlough employees that they have furloughed for a full three-week period prior to 30 June. 
  2. This means that the final date by which an employer can furlough an employee for the first time will be the 10 June, in order for the current three-week furlough period to be completed by 30 June. Employers will have until 31st July to make any claims in respect of the period to 30 June. 
  3. From 1 July the scheme will only be available to employers that have previously used the scheme in respect of employees they have previously furloughed.
  4. This does not mean that an employee has to be furloughed on the 10 June in order to be furloughed after 1 July – 10 June is simply the last date at which an employee could be newly furloughed and complete a full three-week period prior to 30 June. Employees who had completed a full three-week furlough at an earlier stage would also be in scope for furlough from 1 July
  5. From 1 July, the number of employees an employer can claim for in any claim period cannot exceed the maximum number they have claimed for under any single previous claim under the current CJRS. So, for example, if an employer had made three claims prior to 1 July, for 12, 24 and 20 employees, the maximum number they could claim for in any claim period following 1 July would be 24, as this is the largest previous claim.

 

Please also view a visual timeline of key dates for the scheme


Written by: Lorna Williams

Copyright: BEIS/HMT

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