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COVID-19: guidance for employees, employers and businesses (15 May 2020)
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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 18 May 2020 — see all updates
From:
Public Health England and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
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Guidance for employers and businesses on coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Financial support for businesses during coronavirus (COVID-19)
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-covid-19
Guidance and support for employees during coronavirus (COVID-19)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/guidance-and-support-for-employees-during-coronavirus-covid-19
Details
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 with 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
Please note
This guidance is of a general nature and should be treated as a guide, and in the event of any conflict between any applicable legislation (including the health and safety legislation) and this guidance, the applicable legislation shall prevail.
Published 25 February 2020
Last updated 18 May 2020 + show all updates