HM Treasury has issued a new Treasury Direction.
It’s an amending Direction, not a comprehensive direction. But it seems three main points arise…
- The scheme is formally extended to 30 April 2021, and this Direction covers 1 Feb to 30 April.
- It explains that furlough pay in March/April 2021 should refer back to the corresponding month in March/April 2019, and not March/April 2020 (as that would involve looking at a period when people might already have been on furlough pay). The calculation for ‘usual hours’ of work is similarly amended.
- The deadline for amending a claim is extended from 15th of the following month to the end of the following month.
The new Treasury Direction can be viewed here.
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