Guidance
COVID-19: guidance for employees, employers and businesses
Guidance for employees, employers and businesses in providing advice about coronavirus (COVID-19).
Published 25 February 2020
Last updated 7 April 2020 — see all updates
From:
Public Health England and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
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https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-covid-19

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This guidance will assist employers and businesses in providing advice to their staff on:
- coronavirus COVID-19
- how to help prevent spread of COVID-19
- what to do if someone has symptoms of COVID-19 has been in business settings
- eligibility for sick pay
This guidance also provides details of support available to businesses including:
- a Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
- deferring VAT and Self-Assessment payments
- Self-employment Income Support Scheme
- statutory sick pay relief package for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
- a 12-month business rates holiday for all retail, hospitality, leisure and nursery businesses in England
- small business grant funding of £10,000 for all business in receipt of small business rate relief or rural rate relief
- grant funding of £25,000 for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses with property with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
- the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme to support long-term viable businesses who may need to respond to cash-flow pressures by seeking additional finance
- a new lending facility from the Bank of England to help support liquidity among larger firms, helping them bridge coronavirus disruption to their cash flows through loans
- the HMRC Time To Pay Scheme to help with tax
Published 25 February 2020
Last updated 7 April 2020 + show all updates