Pensions payable under new coronavirus job support scheme

James Phillips
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Pension contributions and class one employer National Insurance (NI) contributions remain payable by employers making use of the government’s coronavirus job support scheme.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak yesterday (25 September) outlined plans to replace the furlough scheme with a support programme to protect "viable jobs" as the pandemic continues to pan out...

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