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Coronavirus job retention scheme
A8.201 Introduction of the coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS)
This content covers guidance relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
On 20 March 2020, the Government announced measures to protect employers and employees under the coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS). The CJRS is designed to support employers whose operations have been severely affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) to retain their employees and protect the UK economy. The CJRS was originally due to end on 31 October 2020 and extended with an eventual end date of 30 September 2021.
Initially, the policy on how much support to give was due to be reviewed in January 2021 to decide whether economic circumstances are improving enough to ask employers to contribute more. However, the announcement on 17 December 2021 confirmed support remained at 80% until 30 April 2021. Employees included on an RTI submission by 23 September can qualify if they are re-employed. In Budget 2021, it was confirmed that the
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