Home » Legal developments » National legislation » United Kingdom: localised short-time working scheme created United Kingdom: localised short-time working scheme created Through . Published on 12 October 2020 à 13h43 - Update on 12 October 2020 à 13h43 Resources With the UK government having opted for local coronavirus restrictions, which could involve the closure of restaurants, pubs and even businesses in the leisure sector, it plans to accompany this policy with an expanded Job Support Scheme. Beginning on 1 November and available for a period of 6 months, the support scheme will be aimed at companies whose premises are legally required to shut for some period due to local or national restrictions. In such instances, the government will support eligible businesses by paying two thirds of each employees’ salary (or 67%), up to a maximum of £2,100 (€2,316) a month. Employers will only have to pay social security contributions. However, this request can only be made after 7 consecutive days of closure. The Confederation of British Industry, the UK business organisation, says this localised furlough scheme “should cushion the blow for the most affected and keep more people in work”. However Frances O’Grady, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, has been more reserved in her reaction. “Ministers still need to do more to stop the devastation of mass unemployment,” she says, calling for “a more generous short-time working scheme” for companies that are struggling. As a reminder, firms in the latter category will be able to benefit in November from the Job Support Scheme (see article n°12144), under which employers pay 55% of wages and the state covers 22%, but only when the employee works at least 33% of their usual working time. Managing the fallout of Covid-19 Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels