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The speed with which the Coronavirus has changed the way we live and work is unprecedented. There is, as a result much we do not know about the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) but it continues to be updated. The most recent government update came out late on 4 April 2020. It gives much needed guidance and fills in some of the gaps, but still leaves many questions unanswered. Here is a summary of the JRS:
Employers will have to decide whether they can take the furloughed worker back or if they have to be made redundant.
The further guidance is helpful but still leaves unanswered questions and conundrums. For example,
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