Job Retention Scheme

Number of pub workers still furloughed 'considerably higher' than across other sectors

09-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Some 55% of pub and bar workers remained on furlough at the start of May, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal.

Sunak extends furlough beyond summer

03-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) until the end of September in his Budget today (3 March).

Sunak told to extend furlough or risk mass unemployment

03-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

The Chancellor has been warned by both leading business groups and the trade union movement that Britain faces a period of mass unemployment if furlough isn't extended.

Chancellor mulls further furlough extension

21-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is understood to be weighing up another extension of the Government’s Job Retention Scheme (JRS).

Removal of Job Retention Bonus 'leaves £2.1bn black hole' in sector finances

23-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

UKHospitality has written to Rishi Sunak warning that additional financial support is vital to ensure hospitality businesses survive winter and are able to help power economic growth next year.

Chancellor confirms furlough extension

05-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has further extended the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) until March 2021.

Further furlough extension expected

05-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to further extend the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) to all businesses that remain shut beyond 2 December.

Chancellor announces Job Support Scheme to replace furlough from November

24-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a new wage subsidy programme that he says will 'allow firms to preserve viable jobs'.

Chancellor to announce 'Winter Economy Plan' as Autumn Budget scrapped

24-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to unveil a 'Winter Economy Plan' later today (24 September) that is expected to include a wage subsidy programme to help protect workers still furloughed.

Sunak considers wage subsidy to replace Job Retention Scheme

23-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is understood to be drawing up plans for a new wage subsidy programme to replace the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme (JRS) next month.

UKH warns over scale of hospitality job losses without sector-specific employment support

16-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

At least 900,000 hospitality jobs are at risk unless Government offers a sector-specific package of employment support that helps businesses retain valuable workers, trade body UKHospitality has warned.

Starmer to call for targeted furlough scheme

15-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is to call for the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) to be replaced by a more flexible system to avoid mass unemployment.

Chancellor urged to 'carefully consider' targeted furlough extensions

11-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

A cross-party group of MPs have urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to 'carefully consider' targeted extensions to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) beyond the end of October.

Hospitality businesses to make redundancies when furlough ends

11-Sep-2020 By Restaurant

At least half of hospitality businesses will have to make some level of redundancies once the furlough scheme comes to an end, according to the latest Hospitality Leaders Poll carried out by Lumina Intelligence for BigHospitality, MCA Insight and The...

Labour warns blanket furlough withdrawal risks permanent pub closures

09-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Labour has warned a blanket withdrawal of the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) risks permanent pub and bar closures and threatens the the country's high streets and night life.

A third of furloughed hospitality staff 'at risk of redundancy', warns PricewaterhouseCoopers

23-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has warned that a third of furloughed workers in UK hotels, restaurants and cafes could lose their jobs by the end of the year.

Leroy joins Oklava and Hill & Szrok in scrapping service charges

07-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

Wine bar and restaurant Leroy in London's Shoreditch is the latest business to announce it will no longer be adding a service charge to its bills.

Restaurants scrap service charge, saying they'll increase wages through higher prices

06-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

Oklava and Hill & Szrok have separately announced they will be no longer add a 12.5% service charge to bills, and will instead be incorporating the cost into menu prices.

Flexible furlough comes into force

01-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) come into effect today (1 July), allowing businesses to bring back furloughed employees part time if they wish to.

Government 'must amend' JRS to allow tronc payments says Treasury Select Committee

15-Jun-2020 By James McAllister

The Treasury Select Committee says the Government 'must amend' the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) to allow tronc payments to be included.

Chancellor confirms employers will need to contribute to JRS from August

29-May-2020 By James McAllister

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said that employers will have to make contributions towards the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) from August.

Big Mamma: "We are appalled at how the UK Government has handled this crisis"

29-May-2020 By James McAllister

Big Mamma co-founder Victor Lugger says he is appalled at how the UK Government has managed the crisis within the hospitality sector caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.

Trade bodies call on Chancellor to extend JRS to October for hospitality sector

28-May-2020 By James McAllister

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and UKHospitality have called on the Chancellor to extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) to October, and increase its flexibility for the pub and hospitality...

Sunak to set out changes to JRS this week

27-May-2020 By Georgia Cronin

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is to announce more details regarding the phasing out of the Government's Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme (JRS) later this week.

MPs throw support behind inclusion of tronc in JRS

19-May-2020 By James McAllister

MPs from both sides of the House have pledged to support to a campaign asking Chancellor Rishi Sunak to include tronc payments in the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS).

JRS extended until October

12-May-2020 By James McAllister

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) will be extended by a further four months, until the end of October.

Chancellor expected to announce further JRS extension

12-May-2020 By James McAllister

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to reveal the future of the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) later today (12 May), with some reports suggesting he may extend it from June to September.

Letter demanding tronc inclusion in JRS receives sector-wide support

06-May-2020 By James McAllister

Restaurateurs including D&D London CEO Des Gunewardena and Hawksmoor founder Will Beckett have signed a letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak demanding the inclusion of tronc payments in the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS).

SMEs risk hefty bills by overclaiming on JRS applications

06-May-2020 By James McAllister

Accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young has warned that small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are making errors on their applications for grants under the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS).

Chancellor says there will be "no cliff-edge" to JRS

05-May-2020 By James McAllister

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has sought to reassure businesses by saying there will be “no cliff-edge” to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS).

Calls grow for Government to amend and extend JRS

29-Apr-2020 By James McAllister

Pressure is mounting on the Government to both extend its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS), and amend elements of it to allow for flexibility.

Government updates JRS guidance to confirm the exclusion of tronc

24-Apr-2020 By James McAllister

Updated Government guidance has stipulated that tronc payments cannot be claimed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS), a move that’s been described as “disastrous” for furloughed hospitality employees.

More than 140,000 firms apply for JRS on first day

21-Apr-2020 By James McAllister

More than 140,000 businesses applied for the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme (JRS) during its first day of operation.

JRS portal goes live

20-Apr-2020 By James McAllister

The portal for making claims under the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) opens this morning.

JRS extended by one month

17-Apr-2020 By James McAllister

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has extended the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) by one month 'to reflect continuing social distancing measures'.

High Court clarifies how administrators should utilise JRS for furloughed employees

15-Apr-2020 By James McAllister

A landmark High Court order has provided further clarity regarding how administrators should utilise the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) for employees whose employer has entered insolvency proceedings.

Calls for Government to offer more support to seasonal workers and new starters not covered by JRS

14-Apr-2020 By James McAllister

The Government is being called upon to offer more support to the thousands of seasonal workers and new starters who do not currently qualify for payments under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS).

united we stand

Petition to have tronc and service charge included in JRS hits 6,000 signatures

14-Apr-2020 By James McAllister

More than 6,000 people have signed a petition calling on the Government to include tronc and service charge payments within the calculated wages of hospitality employees that have been furloughed.