The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – 5 days in…
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) portal opened on Monday (20 April 2020) and so 5 days in, we caught up with Lisa Greenwood our Head of Payroll, to find out how things have been going. Since the lockdown commenced, Lisa has been working closely with our...
Preparing your Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBIL) Application
The impact of COVID-19 threatens to be felt by the business community long after the current crisis abates and as we grow to understand how the social distancing rules will be relaxed, as business owners – our thoughts turn to how we rebuild our business and...
Is the COVID-19 furlough scheme open to abuse?
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been put into place to assist struggling businesses, allowing the employer to claim for employees that are unable to work because of the coronavirus and put on temporary leave (furlough). The employer can claim 80% of...
Whose desk is it anyway?
Working from home can be a lonely experience and as we waved our colleagues goodbye on lockdown day, armed with our laptops and VPN’s to work remotely, we were determined that along with looking after our clients, we would also need to lookout for our teammates during...