{"id":167590,"date":"2020-10-09T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theindustry.beauty\/government-to-pay-2-3-of-staff-wages-if-retailers-close-down-amdist-new-lockdowns\/"},"modified":"2022-01-13T09:42:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T09:42:22","slug":"government-to-pay-2-3-of-staff-wages-if-retailers-close-down-amdist-new-lockdowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindustry.beauty\/government-to-pay-2-3-of-staff-wages-if-retailers-close-down-amdist-new-lockdowns\/","title":{"rendered":"Government to pay 67% of staff wages if retailers are forced to lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Government has announced it will pay two thirds of the wages of staff in retail and other industries that are forced to close under the new Coronavirus restrictions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the expansion of the Jobs Support Scheme<\/strong> would protect jobs and provide \u201creassurance and a safety net<\/strong>\u201d for people and businesses across the UK in advance of a potentially \u201cdifficult winter\u201d.<\/p>\n

The news comes as ministers are expected to outline a three-tier local lockdown system on Monday, which could see hospitality venues in surging COVID-19 areas being temporarily closed to combat the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n

Retail locations, pubs, restaurants and other businesses whose premises will be legally required to close because of restrictions will receive grants to pay the wages of staff who are unable to work,\u00a0up to a maximum of \u00a32100 a month<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Employers will not be required to contribute towards wages, but will be asked to cover national insurance and pension contributions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Businesses will be able to claim the grant if they are subjected to the restrictions and employees are off work for a minimum of seven consecutive days.<\/p>\n

The scheme will launch on 1 November and will run for six months<\/strong>, with a review in January.<\/p>\n

Ministers will also increase cash grants to businesses<\/strong> which are forced to close to support with fixed costs, with the grants linked to rateable values.<\/p>\n

The Treasury said, up to \u00a33000 per month will be payable every fortnight<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chancellor Sunak told reporters: \u201cThroughout this crisis my priority has always been to protect jobs so today I\u2019m announcing an expansion of our Jobs Support Scheme, specifically to protect those jobs of people who work in businesses who may be asked to close<\/strong>.\"<\/p>\n

\u201cIf that happens those workers will receive two thirds of their wages<\/strong> for the time that they\u2019re unable to go to work.\"<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope this provides reassurance and a safety net for people and businesses in advance of what may be a difficult winter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Referring to the furlough scheme which ends this month, Sunak said: \u201cThis is a very different scheme to what we\u2019ve had before<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not a universal approach, this is an expansion of the Jobs Support Scheme<\/strong> specifically for those people who are in businesses that will be formally or legally asked to close so in that sense it\u2019s very different.\"<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always said that we will adapt and evolve our response as the situation on the health side adapts and evolves.\"<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what\u2019s happening. I think that\u2019s the pragmatic and right thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new scheme differs to the furlough scheme, which paid 80% of workers\u2019 wages and pivoted off larger levels of job losses.<\/p>\n

The furlough scheme will be replaced by the Jobs Support Scheme, where the government will pay up to 22% of wages for workers who come back part-time.<\/p>\n

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