How the new Job Support Scheme will work - and how it's different to furlough

1,000 venues, theatres, festivals and arts spaces in England celebrate in being awarded in the latest wave of £1.57billion Cultural Recovery Funding, helping them to weather the storm of coronavirus closures into next Spring.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s new job support scheme, claiming that their sector feels “ignored” by both the plans and the government.Announced last Friday (October 9) and set to launch on November 1, the scheme will benefit employees who work for UK firms that are forced to shut by law due to coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

Rishi Sunak announced today.The furlough scheme comes into forced from November, which is after the new round of hospitality closures in Scotland.Sunak said the new plan offers a safety net over what could be a "difficult winter".The UK Government will pay two thirds of wages of staff in pubs, restaurants and other business if they have to shut under new coronavirus restrictions.Devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will benefit from a £1.3bn increase to agreed funding

hereThe announcement will come as new figures showed the pace of the UK’s economic recovery has slowed considerably, with GDP up 2.1 per cent in August, less than half of what economists had forecast.Sources were saying it was wrong to describe the new package as a local furlough scheme, which some have urged the government to develop.The furlough scheme, which supported millions of workers and prevented further job losses, will cease at the end of the month.It will be replaced by the less

Line of Duty is one step closer to hitting screens. Due to be aired in 2021, writer and showrunner Jed Mercurio has been sharing snaps on location in Belfast where the cast are filming scenes.

Also Read: 'The Witcher' Season 2 First Look: Geralt Gets a Significant Armor Upgrade (Photos)The fantasy series resumed production in the U.K. in August, after being shut down in March due to the pandemic.

“American Idol” is heading back into production on a full-scale for the new season.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFilm Independent’s decision to add TV categories to its annual Spirit Awards was widely cheered on Tuesday by network, studio and streamer executives, who now have another opportunity to campaign their prestige projects for a respected prize.But here’s perhaps the biggest game changer: The Spirit Awards will only honor new series, limiting the competition to shows in their freshman seasons, via the best new scripted series and best new non-scripted or

Netflix show The Witcher has revealed a new casting for Season 2.Actor Thue Rasmussen, who was due to play Eskel in season 2 of The Witcher, will be leaving the show and replaced by Basil Eidenbenz.Rasmussen took to Twitter to explain that he had to leave the show as a result of scheduling issues that had arisen due to delays from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Rasmussen wrote: “Sadly, due to the rescheduling because of Covid-19, I will not be portraying Esekel in The Witcher.”“It’s

Rishi Sunak has today announced the new Job Support Scheme that will replace furlough.

the government’s new six-month Jobs Support Scheme that is set to replace furlough – claiming that it doesn’t appear to meet the specific needs that have put many workers at risk.Today (September 24), Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced details of the government’s new Winter Economy Plan for the next six months , including a top up of the wages of workers for the next six months, covering up to two thirds of their pay packet with workers having to work at least a third of their usual hours to

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined additional UK Government support to provide certainty to businesses and workers across the country impacted by coronavirus after the furlough scheme ends next month.The furlough scheme was introduced in March and paid 80 per cent of the salaries of nearly 12 million employees unable to work because of coronavirus and subsequent lockdown and will end on October 31.Since the beginning of the pandemic, the UK Government has provided over £190 billion of support -

Rishi Sunak addressed MPs in the House of Commons this afternoon as he outlined the government's new economic support package for businesses and workers struggling financially amid the pandemic.Announcing a raft of new economic measures, the Chancellor explained that the new scheme would see the government “directly support” the wages of people in viable jobs working at least a third of their normal hours.The current furlough scheme, also known as the coronavirus job retention scheme, saw the

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBritish chancellor Rishi Sunak has said the government will cover a third of workers’ wages under a new coronavirus jobs support scheme that will replace the furlough initiative.The furlough scheme, which has been accessed by countless film and television companies in the UK, will be closed at the end of October and Sunak has come under pressure to set out fresh support for employees as a second wave of Covid-19 washes through the country.Under the new jobs