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The new Job Support Scheme will start on 1 November and replace the existing Job Retention Scheme which was introduced in March 2020. Under the new scheme, the government will cover 22% of pay for workers facing short-time work in companies where business is slow, for the next six months. The employer will pay 55%, meaning that the worker will receive 77% of their usual monthly wage in total. The support package is designed to help fend off mass unemployment in the wake of the new restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus.
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