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Remember Brexit? Comments from Charles Brook, Partner at Poppleton & Appleby. For most of the UK population, Brexit will seem like last year’s big deal in the swell and the wake created by COVID-19. Indeed, with all of the economic and social damage created by Coronavirus and the impact that will be experienced for potentially years to come, some may wonder why we should get all heated up again over Brexit which you might be forgiven for thinking cannot possibly make matters worse.  This, however, would be wrong. If Britain doesn’t affect a structured Eurozone Trade Agreement before the end [...]

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme extended to March 2021 The latest update from Rishi Sunak confirms the government has chosen to extend the furlough scheme until the end of March 2021 as the second wave of the pandemic and increase in lockdown measures threaten to drive business uncertainty and unemployment. On Saturday 31 October, it was announced that the government were extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to support businesses and individuals through the next phase of response to the pandemic. However, following the first extension announcement, it has been decided that further extension to the furlough scheme and increasing support [...]

Protect and preserve your business The pandemic continues.  Comments from Allan Cadman, Partner at Poppleton & Appleby and North West Chair at R3. Seven months in and just a few weeks after a brief sense of light relief, we are now plunged back into an as yet, unknown period of severe restrictions on the fundamental freedoms that we ordinarily take for granted. A total of 7.8 million people and rising across the north of England are now in the highest alert level, not to mention the lockdowns affecting our Celtic friends and neighbours. This will give no comfort to the [...]

We are aware that following the COVID-19 pandemic the business world has changed, with many saying it has changed forever. The normal working week for many businesses now includes remote working, in particular operating from home and juggling many other demands in the process. As far as businesses are concerned, one of the overriding concerns is the possibility of a world recession and, if that is the case, how long it will last and how damaging the impact is likely to be. The reality is, no one really knows. The only certainty is that one way or another, the last [...]

Update for Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme To ensure we are providing you with as much support and information regarding the  Government’s Coronavirus initiatives, here are the latest updates regarding the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) for furloughed employees.  Chancellor Rishi Sunak in yesterday’s briefing confirmed that all furloughed payments will be paid by the end of April, with all applications to be made online through a government portal, which is set to open on the 20th April.  Applications should be made by whoever operates your PAYE scheme, either yourself as the employer or the third party who does it on [...]