said serviceman and
servicewomen who come back to their day job after completing a
period of active duty will be able to be furloughed by their
employer under the recently extended Coronavirus Job Retention
Scheme (CJRS).
He also announced that self-employed army, navy and airforce
reservists who are currently ineligible for the Self Employment
Income Support Scheme as a result of their service will be able
to access a grant.
Chancellor of the Exchequer MP said:
“Reservists embody the best of our nation – in our hours of
need, they rise up to the challenge and leave their everyday
lives behind to serve our people.
“It is only right that we do everything we can to support them
when they return to civilian life during these challenging
times.”
To enable the introduction of more flexible, part-time
furloughing, and support those already furloughed back to work,
CJRS claims from July onwards will be restricted to employers
currently using the scheme and previously furloughed
employees.
However, as some reservists will have been in active service
during the outbreak and will be returning to work after this
cut-off point, they have been exempted from the restriction -
providing they work for an employer who has previously
furloughed employees.
The CJRS has so far helped 1 million employers across the UK
furlough almost 9 million jobs, and the SEISS has seen 2.6
million claims submitted with a total value of £7.5bn.
More details of the changes will be included in updated
guidance, published next week.
Reservists who currently cannot access the SEISS as a direct
result of their service in 2018-19 will be able to make a claim
for both the first and second SEISS grants, and further
information on how to do this will be published shortly.
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