Employers to receive £1,000 bonus for every furloughed employee returning to work

Wendy Williams scored a victory in court in her battle with Wells Fargo over access to her cash.According to legal documents, obtained by ET, a judge granted the talk show host a temporary restraining order against Wells Fargo and ordered the bank to «reopen any frozen accounts or assets» and grant Williams «access to any and all accompanying statements.» The bank has also been barred «from freezing any and all assets which contain funds that were removed and/or withheld» from Williams' own personal and business accounts.The order comes after Williams filed a legal letter in court, and obtained by ET, in which the 57-year-old TV personality claimed Wells Fargo denied access «to her financial assets for weeks without providing her or her counsel with adequate explanation or evidence to support its decision.»In doing so, Williams said she and her family will continue to face financial hardship due to her inability to make payments on outstanding debts and other financial obligations.This all stems from Wells Fargo initially filing a letter in court, claiming it has strong reason to believe Williams «is the victim of undue influence and financial exploitation.» The bank claimed it took the dramatic step because Williams' financial advisor «recently witnessed telltale signs of exploitation, including [Williams'] own expressed apprehensions, but also upon other independent third-parties who know [Williams] well and share these concerns.» The bank insists it has nothing to gain from taking this step, and that it's simply acting in what it believes is in Williams' best interest.Wells Fargo filed a second letter in court, in which the bank said it is «open to arranging with [Williams'] counsel to release funds directly to the

Usher and Naviyd Ely Raymond are one style-savvy father-son duo! Earlier this week, the 43-year-old R&B singer and his 13-year-old son attended the AMIRI runway show in Los Angeles. While they hung out with some of Usher's famous friends, including Evan Ross and Aaron Paul, Naviyd didn't let on that he was impressed. «He didn't act like he wanted to be there most of the time,» Usher told ET's Kevin Frazier on Wednesday while at the 11th Annual NFL Honors Post-Party, aka The Chairman's Party, at SoFi Stadium, where he also performed.Joking of his son, the «Yeah!» singer added, «He was acting super cool.

couple Annie and David get some startling news from her aunt in this exclusive clip from Monday's new episode of David and Annie's hit TLC spinoff has focused on them going back to her home country of Thailand and attempting to take her brother, Jordan, and her cousin, Amber, back to the United States with them so that the two teenagers can attend school in the U.S. and have better opportunities.

The Tories' deployed yet another slogan in the fight against coronavirus today, leaving people either shuddering with laughter - or merely shuddering.

More than 8,000 roles have been axed less than 24 hours after Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled a so-called 'jobs' Budget to save millions of workers from redundancy, amid one of the worst recessions in history.

restaurant and pub bills slashed in half when eating out. In a bid to kickstart the struggling hospitality industry, the government announced the new discount scheme to coax families out of lockdown.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said every single member of the public will be able to eat out for half the price as a new voucher initiative launches to protect the hospitality sector.

More than one in three small firms with furloughed workers fear they’ll never reopen, according to new figures for the North West.

Thousands of households are to be handed vouchers for home improvements as part of Chancellor Rishi Sunak's pledge to slash energy bills and make homes greener.

The Chancellor has announced a new bonus scheme to encourage employers to get furloughed staff back to work.Announcing a mini budget in the House of Commons this afternoon, Rishi Sunak said employers would be paid £1,000 for each employee they bring back in.The jobs retention bonus, as it has been named, will be paid as long as the employee i kept in work until January, and is paid at least £520 per month, on average.The scheme could cost the government up to £9bn if all furloughed workers return, the chancellor said.Mr Sunak told MPs that the furlough scheme could not go on indefinitely and will be wrapped up in October, as previously announced.He said: “Leaving the furlough scheme open forever gives people false hope that it will always

Brits on furlough due to coronavirus could see their wage subsidy cut down to just 60% as the Government encourages them to find new jobs.

Small businesses will be eligible for new loans worth up to £50,000 in the coronavirus crisis.

More than 140,000 firms have applied to the Government's furlough scheme since it opened on Monday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said.

As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread across the UK, fashion mogul Victoria Beckham, 46, has put 30 members of her staff on the Government’s furlough scheme.Staff members at her fashion label have been told they will be paid 80 per cent of their salaries by the Government. Chancellor Rishi Sunak introduced the scheme to help businesses during the pandemic.Businesses can claim 80 per cent of their employees' wages from the Government, up to a maximum of £2,500 per person, per month before tax.The company can top up this pay if it chooses to.A representative for Victoria told Express.co.uk: “We are working hard to ensure our much-valued VB team are protected during this unsettled time by keeping our business healthy.James Martin:

Furloughed workers at risk of redundancy received a boost  as the Government's Job Retention Scheme was extended.

Every time you're tested for coronavirus at work, you will be hit with more tax under the latest rules from HMRC.

More than 200,000 more employees will now be eligible to receive support through the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme after the eligibility date was extended to March 19.

"Our survey evidence proves that the good is not yet good enough"

Hundreds of politicians are entitled to a £10,000 one-off cash grant from their local authority to cover the costs of closing constituency offices, the PA news agency understands.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is being urged to unveil a cash injection worth £200 billion in order to help rebuild the UK economy after the coronavirus crisis. The Chancellor is due to make a statement in the House of Commons on Wednesday outlining his plan to create jobs, upgrade buildings and protect the environment.

Charities will get a £750 million coronavirus bailout package, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced.