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The furlough scheme has been extended for a month as england enters a second national lockdown.

What is the furlough scheme bbc. Even with the support business leaders still fear untold damage to businesses jobs and. The governments furlough scheme is due to be extended after the announcement of a new nationwide lockdown at the weekend. The furlough scheme will be extended to support businesses that have to close for a month under the.

But now with the announcement of the national lockdown across england the furlough scheme has been extended in a bid to curb the. Between march and july the government paid for 80 of furloughed workers wages up to 2500 a month and it also. Under the extended scheme the cost for employers of retaining workers will be reduced compared to the current scheme which ends today.

As part of new month long restrictions for england due to come in on thursday 5 november chancellor rishi sunak has pledged to cover up to 80 of wages of furloughed employees up to 2500 a month until december. The furlough scheme will now run until december and mortgage payment holidays will be extended the government said today as it announced a second national lockdown in england to tackle a surge in coronavirus cases. The chancellor rejected suggestions some people might get addicted to furlough if it was extended.

Prime minister boris johnson said the government will extend furlough payments at 80 to december for the duration of the new national lockdown measures. The coronavirus job retention scheme cjrs better known as the furlough scheme will be extended for another month following the announcement of a new national lockdown. Furlough scheme in england extended until december at 80 but critics say move is overdue.

The new restrictions will mean that in england pubs restaurants non essential. The furlough scheme was due to come to an end on october 31. Nobody who is on the furlough scheme wants to be on this scheme the chancellor said.