The furlough scheme has been further updated to extend it to 30 April 2021. A new Treasury Direction has been issued which covers the period 1 February to 30 April 2021.
The Direction clarifies that pay in March/April 2021 should refer back to the corresponding month in March/April 2019 and not March/April 2020 as this would be a period when employees might already have been on furlough pay. The deadline for amending a claim is extended from 15th of the following month to the end of the following month.
For further details and advice please contact Tom Evans on 0151 230 1217 or Elizabeth Judson 0151 556 1125