The Musicians’ Union has welcomed last week’s extension of the UK government’s Self Employed Income Support Scheme, but called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to do more for musicians who are not currently eligible for any COVID-19 financial aid.
12.05.2020 - 14:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce an extension to the furlough scheme this afternoon.
The government has agreed to pay the wages of workers temporarily laid off due to the coronavirus.
At least 6.3 million people are currently having up to 80 per cent of their salaries paid by the taxpayer under the furlough system at a cost of some £8 billion.
The chancellor had previously said he wanted to “wean” workers off the programme.
Last week, he warned the furlough scheme was not
The Musicians’ Union has welcomed last week’s extension of the UK government’s Self Employed Income Support Scheme, but called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to do more for musicians who are not currently eligible for any COVID-19 financial aid.
Thousands of furloughed workers face uncertainty after Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that UK Government support will end on October 31.
Unlike executives atNBCUniversal,Fox Corp.and ABC parent companyDisney, top executives at ViacomCBS have not taken reduced salaries amid the financial challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic — though the company's management ranks have been thinned out in connection with its recent merger.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a series of changes to schemes for furloughed workers and the self-employed at this afternoon's daily briefing.
Thousands of furloughed workers face massive uncertainty after Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that government support will end in October.
The Chancellor is set to outline the changes to the government's furlough scheme - a few weeks after extending it until October.
The UK Government’s furlough scheme, currently supporting 7.5 million jobs, will be extended until the end of October, although employers will be expected to pick up a share of the bill from August as the economy hopefully reopens.
Campaigners who fell through loopholes in the UK’s emergency job retention scheme claim desperate people are being forced to go without food.
Earlier today, the government announced that the furlough scheme is set to be extended by a further four months.
It was announced on Tuesday that the government is to extend its the furlough scheme for another four months.
The UK job retention scheme will be extended to the end of October and kept at 80 per cent of furloughed workers’ salaries.
The scheme pays 80% of wages for affected employees
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a huge extension to the UK Government's furlough scheme until the end of October.
By Manori Ravindran