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SSP rebate scheme closes 30 September 2021 09 September 2021
Statutory instruments have been amended on the legislation pages of GOV.UK which mean that the scheme that allowed employers to reclaim up to two weeks’ Sta tutory Sick Pay (SSP) paid to employees due to Coronavirus will end on 30 September 2021.
Employers will have until 31 December 2021 to make claims relating to periods prior to the date the scheme closes. The full instrument can be viewed here.
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£1.3 billion of furlough payments given back by businesses 21 September 2021
The Treasury has reported that £1.3 billion in furlough payments has been returned by businesses, with £300 million being return within the last three months. Figures released by the Treasury today (21 September) show that businesses who have overclaimed or decided that they no longer require payments which were received through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) have returned payments. The total repaid relates to the adjustments to claims and the voluntary disclosure service since July 2020 and will continue well into 2022.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, said:
“This Government stepped in to help when people needed it most, supporting nearly 12 million jobs through furlough. This worked, nearly 2 million fewer people are now expected to be out of work in the UK than previously feared.
Now with our recovery underway it is heartening to see that £1.3 billion in furlough grants have been returned as the economy recovers.”
With the furlough scheme coming to end this month, payments are being returned as employees return to work and the economy recovers. It has also been reported that the number of people on furlough is at the lowest level since the start of the pandemic. The report states that 340,000 people were moved off the scheme in July alone.
In addition, HMRC is also cracking down on those who have fraudulently claimed furlough through its 1,250-strong Taxpayer Protection Taskforce.
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Government set to introduce entitlement to carer’s leave 27 September 2021
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published its response to the consultation which explored allowing employees to take a week of unpaid leave each year to provide care.
The response confirms that a new entitlement to carer’s leave will be introduced as a day one right for employees. Unpaid carers will be able to take up to one week (five working days) of unpaid leave per year. The leave can be taken flexibly, either in individual day or half days, up to a block of one week. Employees will need to give notice ahead of taking carer’s leave, which is in line with that of annual leave. Employees will be required to give notice that is twice the length of the time being requested as leave, plus one day. There will be no requirement for an employee to provide evidence for their entitlement to carer’s leave and they can self -certificate.
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