The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has tonight announced that charities across the UK will receive a £750 million package of support to help them survive the coronavirus crisis.
21.03.2020 - 00:41 / hollywoodreporter.com
The U.K. government has put in place another series of unprecedented financial measures aimed at assisting the economy during the coronavirus crisis.
As part of Friday's press briefing, chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a scheme to pay 80 percent of wages for employees not working, up to £2,500 ($2,900) a month. Companies and organizations will be able to apply for a grant to cover the wages of people not working due to the coronavirus shutdowns, but who haven't been laid off, and the grant will
.The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has tonight announced that charities across the UK will receive a £750 million package of support to help them survive the coronavirus crisis.
Self-employed workers will have to wait until June to get a £2500-a-month government bail out to help them through the coronavirus pandemic.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a financial package aimed at helping the self-employed today.
The leaders of broadcasters BBC, Channel 4 and ITV have united to apply pressure on the U.K. government for expansive economic measures for the self-employed — a highly anticipated directive due Thursday.
By Jake Kanter
The Scottish Government has called on the chancellor to offer more help to self-employed workers impacted by Coronavirus.
"The Government’s proposals fall far short of the lifeline needed by the self-employed in the music industry and creative sector," says CEO Tom Kiehl
Hospitality giant G1 Group have backtracked on their decision to axe hundreds of Scots workers amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Restaurateurs have welcomed a move from by the government to cover staff wages after they were formally ordered to close their businesses today.
A bail out was also announced that will see the government pay up to 80% of wages in order to protect workers during the coronavirus pandemic