Job Support Scheme

20 Oct 20

Job Support Scheme (From 01/11/20)- Replacing Job Retention Scheme

The new scheme works as follows:

Runs from 1 November for six months until 30 April 2021.
The employee MUST work a minimum of 1/3 of their normal hours, unless your business has been forced to close by law.
For any hours not worked, this cost is split 1/3 government grant, 1/3 employer pays, 1/3 the employee loses.
Employees need not have to have been on the old Furlough scheme.
The new scheme does not cover any Employers NI or Pension costs.
Claim periods operate on a monthly cycle and are paid in arrears (after the pay run has been filed), and claims can start from early December.
The employee must have been on the employer’s payroll on or before 23 September 2020.
If your business has been forced to close by law the Government will pay the additional 1/3 of hours that they would normally have had to work under the scheme.
The Government has said employers can top up the wages of staff ‘furloughed’ under the expanded scheme. However, further guidance is still awaited on this.

Example:

If somebody worked 30 hours a week normally and received £1,000 per month.

They would be paid 100% for the 10 hours worked each week (30 x 1/3)
£333.33

The remainder would be split 3 ways. (1,000-333.33) = £666.67

Government grant (666.67 x 1/3) £222.23

Employer pays (666.67x 1/3) £222.23

Employee loses (666.67x 1/3)

Employee receives £777.73

What do DonnellyBentley need to be able to submit a Job Support Scheme Claim?

If we haven’t already submitted a Furlough claim for you, please let us know and we will send you a quick form to complete.
For each employee; whether or not you wish to claim under the scheme.
For each employee; hours normally worked in that month (not weekly), Hours actually worked in that month.