Please see below for relevant information to assist members with the current viral outbreak.
Maintaining records of staff, customers and visitors to support NHS Test and Trace.
Guidance on claiming for employees wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been updated.
Guidance has been updated with details of how to claim for periods after 1 November 2020.
The online service to claim back SSP is now available.
The Local Restrictions Support Grant (LRSG (Open)) supports businesses that have been severely impacted due to temporary local restrictions.
Furlough scheme extension. What you need to know.
Freight exemption removed so UK haulage drivers arriving from Denmark are now required to self-isolate on entry to England.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a statement at the coronavirus press conference.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a statement at the coronavirus press conference.
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended for a month with employees receiving 80% of their current salary for hours not worked and further economic support announced.
Updates to the app will make it more accurate and user-friendly.
Police to be more visible to ensure public is complying with restrictions, while councils will get funding and guidance to support compliance and enforcement.
To help contain the virus, office workers who can work effectively from home should do so over the winter.
Businesses who took out a Bounce Back Loan will be given the option to repay their loan over a period of up to ten years through a new Pay as You Grow flexible repayment system. Interest-only periods of up to six months and payment holidays will also be available to businesses.
A new Job Support Scheme will be introduced from 1 November to protect viable jobs in businesses who are facing lower demand over the winter months due to coronavirus.
The government is texting and emailing people across England to inform them of the new contact tracing app, available to download from the App Store and Google Play.
NHS COVID-19 app launches to help control coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission.
Measures from the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act extended to relieve pressure on businesses dealing with coronavirus.