Aug 11th, 2020
2 mins
Further details of how jobs will be protected through the Job Retention Bonus were recently unveiled by HMRC. The Government is introducing a new Job Retention Bonus to provide additional support to employers who keep on their furloughed employees in meaningful employment, after the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ends on 31 October 2020.
The Job Retention Bonus is a one-off payment to employers of £1,000 for every employee who they previously claimed for under the scheme, and who remains continuously employed through to 31 January 2021. Eligible employees must earn at least £520 a month on average between the 1 November 2020 and 31 January 2021. Employers will be able to claim the Job Retention Bonus after they have filed PAYE for January and payments will be made to employers from February 2021.
Further information can be found here including detail of eligibility requirements and what employers need to do now to claim the bonus. Full guidance will be published by the end of September.
