Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (Furlough)
Latest guidance on the government's key support scheme for businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Help for business
Discover the support available to help businesses with cash flow, furloughing staff, directors' duties, supply chain disruption, business continuity planning and managing your workforce.
Cash flow and forecasting
Cash flow and financial management are presenting a challenge to businesses of all sizes. This page offers practical advice on how to get cash flowing.
Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS)
Latest guidance on the government's key support scheme for the self employed, including details of the application process.
Redundancy support for employers and individuals
General guidance and resources for employers considering staff redundancies and individuals who might be facing it.
Webinars
These webinars are free to ICAEW members, Faculty members and subscribers, Community members and subscribers, associated bodies of ICAEW and non-members.
Upcoming webinars
| Date | Webinar title | Accessibility and cost | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2020 | Employment rights & childcare related concerns for parents Learn from our expert speakers on what options are available to you (as an individual or an employer) and get all your questions answered around maternity leave, employment law and other childcare related concerns. |
Free | Register |
See the full list of upcoming webinars.
On-demand webinars
| Date recorded | Webinar title | Accessibility and cost | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2020 | Covid-19: CJRS2 Examples and other payroll hot topics Hear from payroll and employment tax specialist Kate Upcraft and Tax Faculty technical managers Anita Monteith and Caroline Miskin, as they explain the complexities of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). |
Free to all ICAEW members and faculty subscribers | Watch now |
| 8 July 2020 |
Applying IFRS9 under Covid-19 |
Free | Watch now |
| 2 July 2020 |
Emotional Resilience for Businesses – in response to Covid-19 |
Free | Watch now |
See the full list of on-demand webinars.
Latest articles
See all the articles that ICAEW is publishing on coronavirus from across the Institute in one place.
New law: New company laws enable shareholder decision-making, despite coronavirus restrictions, and extend time limits for filing at Companies House
Officers and shareholders of limited companies will welcome new laws that enable them to hold shareholder ‘meetings’ despite the coronavirus lockdown and social distancing restrictions, and which extend time limits for filing certain information at Companies House.
New law: Companies claiming furlough payments face new penalties if applications were fraudulent
Directors of companies that have furloughed employees and recouped part of those employees’ remuneration as grants from the government under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) should check that their companies were entitled to claim those sums, and used them properly, or risk tax penalties and, potentially, personal liability.
New law: Employers in England dealing with new requirement for employees returning from abroad to quarantine for 14 days
English employers are setting up systems to deal with employees who cannot attend work because of new laws requiring individuals entering England from abroad, including returning English holidaymakers, to quarantine themselves for 14 days.