coronavirus pandemic on businesses up and down the country. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has covered the wages of 8.4 million staff unable to work during lockdown at a cost of around £15 billion.But it was announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak at the end of May that the scheme will end on October 31 with a series of changes to wind it down.The furlough scheme will continue as it is until the start of August when employers will be asked to start contributing to wage payments.However, the rules are changing from July 1.From Wednesday, employers can bring furloughed employees back to work for any amount of time and any shift pattern, while still being able to claim CJRS grant for the hours not worked.Then from August 1, companies will.
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