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A revised Job Support Scheme (JSS)

You may have seen Nicola Sturgeons announcement during a press conference confirming that Santa is a key worker, and his magic will keep him safe from Coronavirus. Such a relief!

What about the rest of us who don’t have magic to rely on?


Well Rishi Sunak has revised the Job Support Scheme (but not the final month of the Job Retention Scheme), along with an improved Self-Employed Income Support Scheme and an English Grant Scheme addition for those businesses in the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors in ‘high alert areas’ who have not been forced to close but have been adversely affected by the Covid-19 restrictions imposed. This can be claimed for retrospective periods, I believe, going back to August but the business may have to wait for the monies to be filtered down to local authorities first and foremost.

Please see below for the latest information:


The Chancellor has been under pressure since his Winter Economy Plan announcement back in late September to go further in providing financial help for businesses. As a result of the ever changing Covid-19 situation, Rishi has proposed the following changes and additions to the support packages.



A revised Job Support Scheme (JSS)

The JSS comes into play from 1st November 2020 and will cover two scenarios.

a) Scenario A. The UK government will top up wages for those employees working shorter hours than their ‘normal hours’ for businesses facing lower demand due to COVID-19.

b) Scenario B. The UK Government will also provide financial support for those employees who cannot work as a result of their employer being forced to close under Covid-19 regulations. This will be through the employer’s PAYE Scheme


Scenario A

  • Employees must work at least 20% of their usual hours.
  • For every hour not worked the Government will cover 61.7%% of employee’s usual pay (capped at £1541.75 pm)
  • For every hour not worked the employer must cover at least 5% of employee’s usual pay.

Scenario B

  • Government will pay two thirds of each employee’s salary up to a monthly maximum of £2,100.
  • No employer salary top up will be required.
  • Business must be required legally to close as part of local or national restrictions and employees must be off work for a minimum of 7 consecutive days.
  • This includes businesses that are required to provide only delivery and collection services from their premises or food and drink outdoors from their premises.


For both Scenario A and B

  • Employee must not be on a redundancy notice.
  • Employer will be reimbursed in arrears.
  • Employer must have a UK PAYE scheme and UK bank account.
  • All small and medium enterprises will be eligible.
  • The employee must have been on the employer RTI submission made to HMRC on or before 23rd September2020.
  • Employers must agree the new scheme with staff in writing, including any changes to the employment contract. This agreement must be made available to HMRC on request.
  • Larger businesses can claim if can demonstrate adversely affected by COVID-19. The government expects large employers not to make distributions while using the scheme.
  • Employers can still claim the Job Retention Scheme bonus in 2021, even if claiming under the Job Support Scheme.
  • The employer will be required to cover the cost of the employers NIC and pension contributions.
  • The claims to be made in arrears through a HMRC Claims portal to be available from early December 2020.


Do not hesitate to get in touch to discuss what this means for you and your business. 


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