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Customer Update: June 2020
Welcome to BrightPay's June update. Our most important news this month include:
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Unemployment set to skyrocket despite the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
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Furlough scheme extended until October
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Claim Guidance for Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Claim
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Self-employment income support scheme is rolled out
Free Webinar: Important COVID-19 Payroll Updates & Return to Work Safety Policies
The government has announced the first steps to ease the coronavirus restrictions with a roadmap in place for lockdown measures to be slowly lifted. Understand how to adapt your payroll processes to accommodate for the schemes and subsequent updates.
Claim Guidance for Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Claim
Employers will need to make a claim for any COVID-19 related SSP they wish to reclaim through HMRC's Coronavirus SSP Rebate Scheme online service. This online service is now available to use and can be accessed here. A Claim Report is available in BrightPay to assist users in ascertaining the amounts needed for input into HMRC's Coronavirus SSP Rebate Scheme online service.
Furlough Scheme available until 31st of October
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has advised the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be available for employers for furloughed employees until the end of October 2020 and will introduce a new flexibility option under the scheme from August. This will apply to all regions and sectors in the UK economy.
Return to Work Safety Policies
With the emergence from lockdown becoming clearer, businesses will need to start to put plans and COVID-19 policies in place for their employees to go back to the workplace safely. It is advisable for all workplaces to adapt their workplace HR policies, procedures and practices to comply with the COVID-19 related safety guidelines.
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - Claim Report in BrightPay
BrightPay includes a new CJRS Claim Report. This report can be used to ascertain the amounts needed for input into HMRC's online service, including the gross furlough amount, employer National Insurance contributions, employer minimum pension contributions and total claim amount. For employers with over 100 employees, you also have the option to export the report to a CSV file, ready for import into HMRC's portal.
