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Prime Minister Announces Third National Lockdown
Posted: 4 January 2021
From 00.01 on Wednesday people must stay at home to control the virus, protect the NHS and save lives.
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National lockdown: Stay at Home
Posted: 4 January 2021
Coronavirus cases are rising rapidly across the country. Find out what you can and cannot do during the third national lockdown in England.
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Small Grassroots Organisations Supported in Tackling Loneliness
Posted: 2 January 2021
Government's funding will help provide immediate and targeted relief to those most at risk of loneliness during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Furlough Scheme Extended Until End of April
Posted: 17 December 2020
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), which was due to end on 31 October, will now be extended until the end of April.
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Jobcentres Will Remain Open for Vulnerable Customers
Posted: 27 November 2020
Jobcentres will remain open, as they have throughout the pandemic, to provide essential services to those we cannot help remotely.
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Boris Johnson Presents a Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution
Posted: 18 November 2020
The Prime Minister's ambitious ten point plan for a green industrial revolution will create and support up to 250,000 British jobs.
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Bounce Back Loan Scheme Top-Ups Open for Eligible Businesses
Posted: 10 November 2020
From 10 November, participating lenders in the scheme are able to offer smaller businesses across the UK a ‘top-up’ to their existing Bounce Back Loan if they originally borrowed less than the maximum amount available to them.
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Extended CJRS: How to Calculate Your Employees’ Hours and Wages
Posted: 5 November 2020
This policy paper applies for CJRS claims for periods starting on or after 1 November 2020.
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Which Businesses and Venues Must Close from 5 November
Posted: 4 November 2020
To reduce social contact, new government's regulations require some businesses to close and impose restrictions on how some businesses provide goods and services.
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Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers Revealed
Posted: 21 October 2020
The Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2020 have been announced today, with the British Army securing the number one slot as the best apprenticeship employer in the country.
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Job Support Scheme Expanded to Firms Required to Close Due to Covid Restrictions
Posted: 9 October 2020
The expansion of the scheme will provide a safety net for businesses across the UK who are required to temporarily close their doors, giving them the right support at the right time.
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Job Retention Bonus Set to Benefit Millions of Businesses
Posted: 2 October 2020
The Job Retention Bonus, worth up to £9 billion, will support millions of employers who have kept on furloughed workers.
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Government Announces Extension of SEISS Grants
Posted: 24 September 2020
Rishi Sunak has outlined additional government support to provide certainty to the self-employed impacted by coronavirus across the UK.
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Winter Economy Plan to Support More Businesses In Coming Months
Posted: 24 September 2020
Central to the plan is a new Job Support Scheme, extension of Self Employment Income Support Scheme, and flexibility for over one million businesses to pay back loans.
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Coronavirus Loan Schemes and Future Fund Extended to 30 November 2020
Posted: 24 September 2020
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has today extended the government’s three Coronavirus business interruption loan schemes and the Future Fund and set out new Pay as You Grow measures for borrowers.
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