Amid the ongoing worldwide pandemic and following its decision to close the majority of non-essential shops, the UK government unveiled an unprecedented plan on 20 March to support jobs in the country, by covering a large portion of companies’ salary costs. This plan, of never-before-seen proportions, has been hailed by employers and trade unions.
The new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will allow companies that are forced to shut down temporarily as a result of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak to contact HMRC, the UK government department that handles tax collection, to request that it covers a large chunk of the wages of workers who are unable to work during the pandemic.
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