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The job retention bonus scheme

Caroline Noblet and David Whincup (Squire Patton Boggs) explain how the job retention bonus scheme works and what employers should do now.

How it works and what employers should do now.

HMRC has recently released further guidance for employers about the job retention bonus scheme together with a new Treasury Direction (the law governing the scheme). These new publications do not provide a great deal more information than that released earlier in the summer but any employers considering applying for the bonus should check the criteria to ensure they will be eligible to apply when the scheme opens in February 2021.

What is the job retention bonus?

The job retention bonus (JRB) is a 1 000 one-off payment that will be paid to employers by the government for every employee they furloughed under the coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS) and kept continuously employed until 31 January 2021. The bonus...

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