A Scottish Government coronavirus adviser ignored Nicola Sturgeon’s advice and stayed at his island holiday home hours before lockdown restrictions were put in place.
24.03.2020 - 11:39 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The Scottish Government has called on the chancellor to offer more help to self-employed workers impacted by Coronavirus.
In a letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop and Finance Secretary Kate Forbes demanded the Jobs Retention
Scheme be expanded to the self-employed.
Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, UK employers can access support to continue paying part of their employees' salary.
HMRC will reimburse 80% of furloughed workers wage costs up to £2,500 per month.
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A Scottish Government coronavirus adviser ignored Nicola Sturgeon’s advice and stayed at his island holiday home hours before lockdown restrictions were put in place.
The Scottish Government today said that 662 people have now tested positive for coronavirus in Lanarkshire.
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has tonight announced that charities across the UK will receive a £750 million package of support to help them survive the coronavirus crisis.
The U.K. government has unveiled a financial support package for the self-employed and freelancers impacted by the ongoing coronavirus crisis, answering — partially — a call from all corners of the hard-hit creative sector.
Self-employed workers will have to wait until June to get a £2500-a-month government bail out to help them through the coronavirus pandemic.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a financial package aimed at helping the self-employed today.
By Jake Kanter
The Scottish Government today said that 49 people have now tested positive for the coronavirus in Lanarkshire.
"The Government’s proposals fall far short of the lifeline needed by the self-employed in the music industry and creative sector," says CEO Tom Kiehl
Hospitality giant G1 Group have backtracked on their decision to axe hundreds of Scots workers amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The head of the British directors association, Directors UK, has called on the government to consider emergency measures to support freelance and self-employed workers in the film and TV industries, among the creative sectors hardest hit by the ongoing coronavirus crisis. In an open letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Directors UK CEO Andrew Chowns pointed to the fact that a vast proportion of the U.K.
The Scottish Government today said that 25 people have now tested positive for the coronavirus in Lanarkshire.