will now be extended until the end of March 2021. It comes as the entire country was placed into a second national lockdown, which is due to last four weeks.The government will continue to help cover employee's wages up to 80% until March.
Employers will only have to pay for hours not worked is the cost of employers NICs and and pension contributions.During his speech, Mr Sunak said: "They'll (referring to the opposition) no doubt criticise the Government for changing our approach.
But for anyone in the real world that's just the thing you have to do when circumstances change."The statement angered some MP's in Greater Manchester, including MP for Oldham West and Royton, Jim McMahon, who cited the people who had lost their jobs because of.
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