Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what communications are required from employers with their employees who will be placed on the Job Support Scheme for the purposes of (a) record-keeping, (b) administration and (c) claims.

To support individuals and businesses to deal with the challenges created by coronavirus during this winter, the Government is providing additional support to help employers retain their employees through the Job Support Scheme. The scheme will open on 1 November 2020 and run for 6 months. Employers will be able to make a claim online through GOV.UK from 8 December 2020.

Communications requirements from employers with employees on the Job Support Scheme are set out in the policy paper published on 22 October:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-job-support-scheme/the-job-support-scheme.

HMRC will publish further guidance by the end of October.