Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

(asked on 10th July 2020) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that businesses do mot use support from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to fund the staff notice pay.


Answered by
Jesse Norman Portrait
Jesse Norman
This question was answered on 20th July 2020

Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, an employer can claim for a furloughed employee who is serving a statutory notice period. However, grants cannot be used to substitute for redundancy payments. HMRC will continue to monitor businesses after the scheme has closed.

Further guidance on employee rights and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme

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