The JSS grant will be paid in arrears,first payment in December 2020.JSS policy document outlines how tocalculate usual hours for employeeswith fixed and variable hours.Employers using the JSS will be able toclaim the Job Retention Bonus; subject Employees will receive 66.67% of theirto them meeting the eligibility criteria.normal pay for the hours not worked;this contribution will be made up from4. WHO QUALIFIES FOR JSSthe employer and the government:The JSS is intended to support viablejobs only during the winter monthswhere there is a downturn of work dueto Covid 19.The employer must not be making therole redundant or put employee onnotice during the JSS period for whichthe grant is being paid – hence ‘viablejob’.Open to all employees; regardless ofwhether they were a furlough workeror not.Employees must have commencedemployment on or before 23rdSeptember 2020 and be on thecompany PAYE by this dateJSS Open will help reduce the financialcost to the employer in employingemployees who would otherwisebe at risk of redundancies and thusincreasing the cost to the government.It is aimed at the protection of viablejobs in businesses who can operatesafely but are facing lower demandover the winter period due to Covid 19thus to avoid mass redundancies.JSS Closed will apply where theemployer has been legally required tocloser the premises as a direct result ofcoronavirus restrictions set by one of ormore of the four UK government.5. JSS OPEN WORKINGARRANGEMENTS AND PAYMENTGives the employer the option ofkeeping their employees in a job onshorter hours rather than making theemployee redundant.Employees must work at least 20%of their usual hours and the employermust continue to pay for the hoursworked. The published governmentEmployees who cannot work due tothese restrictions will receive 2/3 oftheir normal pay; fully funded by thegovernment. The maximum paymentwill be £2083.33 per month.The employer has the discretion to paymore if they wish.• Employer contribution is 5% of non7. JSS GRANTworked hours up to a cap of £125 permonth (employer has the discretion to Employers must pay employees theirpay more if they wish).contracted wages for hours worked,and the Government and employer• Government will pay the remainder of contributions for hours not worked61.67% of references salary for thebut the JSS grant will be availablehours not worked, up to a maximumvia the HMRC online portal from 8thof £1541.75 per month.December 2020.• For example; if someone is paid£587 for their unworked hours; thegovernment will contribute £543 andthe employer will pay £44.• This will ensure employees earn aminimum of at least 73% of theirnormal wages, where their normalwages do not exceed the referencesalary. These caps are based on amonthly reference salary of £3,125 amonth or less.The JSS payment will be made inarrears reimbursing the employer forthe Government’s contribution.The JSS grant must be used for itsintended purpose. For every hour theemployee did not work, the employerwill be paid a total of two thirds of theirusual hourly wage for that employee:up to a cap.The grant will not cover Class1 employer NICs or pensionThe employee does not have to workcontributions. These contributions willthe same pattern each month but each remain the employer’s responsibilityshort time working agreement mustto pay. Employers will pay 5% ofcover a minimum of 7 calendar daynon-worked hours, capped at £125periodper month, and NICs and automaticenrolment pension contributions in fullThe employee must work a minimum of as a contribution.20% of their normal hours.Normal wages calculations will beTraining is permitted for the workingsimilar to CJRS; further details of howhours being claimed for under the JSS. to calculate the reference salary will beEmployer must ensure the employee is soon.paid at the full rate of pay for the hoursthe employee spends on training.Calculations for employees who havepreviously been furloughed will not be6. JSS CLOSEDbased on furlough pay.This applies where an employerhas been legally required to closetheir premises as a direct resultof coronavirus restrictions by thegovernment.Employers can top up employee’swages above the 5% contribution attheir own discretion.The JSS grant will help the employerduring the period that they are directlyaffected by the restrictions.09
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