We now have further details of the operation of the extension of CJRS “furlough” that will apply from 1 November 2020 through to the end of March 2021.

The government support will initially be at the rate of 80% of an employee’s reference pay for hours they are furloughed, subject to a maximum of £2,500 a month.

Claims must be made by the 14th of the following month although they can be made up to 14 days in advance.

Another key difference from the previous versions of CJRS is that there is no requirement that the employee was on the payroll at 19 March 2020 or has been previously furloughed.

They do however need to be on the payroll and subject to an RTI submission prior to midnight on 30 October 2020.