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The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme allows employers to claim cash grants of up to 80% of wages (capped at £2,500) for furloughed workers.

In the most recent update to HRMC’s guidance there is a clarification relevant to directors that are paid annually. The guidance confirms that company directors who are paid annually are eligible to claim, as long as they meet the relevant conditions for the scheme. A number of directors (usually sole directors / shareholders) of small businesses pay themselves a salary just once a year.

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will now be available until at least 30 June 2020. Payments under the scheme can be backdated to 1 March 2020 for employees who met the eligibility criteria on that date.

The scheme is designed to help employers furlough their employees with significant government support. Employers can claim cash grants of up to 80% for eligible furloughed wages to a maximum of £2,500 per month, plus the employer National Insurance contributions and minimum auto-enrolment employer pension contributions on that 80%.