Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was a furlough scheme announced by Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on 20 March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.^[1] The scheme was announced as providing grants to employers to pay 80% of a staff wage and employment costs each month, up to a total of £2,500 per person per month. The scheme initially ran for three months and was backdated to 1 March.^[2]

Following a three-week extension of the countrywide lockdown the scheme was extended until the end of June 2020.^[3]^[4] At the end of May, the scheme was extended until the end of October 2020. After a second lockdown in England was announced on 31 October 2020, a further extension was announced until 2 December 2020,^[5] this was followed on 5 November 2020 by a lengthy extension until 31 March 2021.^[6] A further extension until 30 April 2021 was announced on 17 December 2020.^[7] A day ahead of the 2021 United Kingdom budget held on 3 March 2021, it was confirmed that the scheme had been extended once more until 30 September 2021.^[8]

^ "Coronavirus: Government to pay up to 80% of workers' wages". BBC News. 20 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
^ Partington, Richard (20 March 2020). "UK government to pay 80% of wages for those not working in coronavirus crisis". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ "Government extends furlough scheme to pay staff". BBC News. 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^ Elliott, Larry (17 April 2020). "UK government extends furlough scheme until end of June". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ "Furlough Scheme Extended and Further Economic Support announced". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
^ "Extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ "Rishi Sunak extends furlough scheme for another month". BBC News. 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ "Furlough support scheme to be extended until September". BBC News. 2 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

[1] "Coronavirus: Government to pay up to 80% of workers' wages". BBC News. 20 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

[2] Partington, Richard (20 March 2020). "UK government to pay 80% of wages for those not working in coronavirus crisis". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[3] "Government extends furlough scheme to pay staff". BBC News. 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

[4] Elliott, Larry (17 April 2020). "UK government extends furlough scheme until end of June". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[:0-5] "Furlough Scheme Extended and Further Economic Support announced". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

[:12-6] "Extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

[7] "Rishi Sunak extends furlough scheme for another month". BBC News. 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[8] "Furlough support scheme to be extended until September". BBC News. 2 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

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