What does it mean if I’m ‘being furloughed’?
As an employee, if you’re ‘being furloughed’ it means that your job is being put on hold. The current national emergency has pressed pause on your work. You are still employed, you are still being [...]
April 2020
Did you know that you can claim Child Benefit for newborns, even if you can’t register the birth?
HMRC have created yet another emergency administrative workaround so that people can access the Child Benefit they’re entitled to. Scotland, England and Wales, and Northern Ireland all have their own systems for registering a birth. [...]
Are you under HMRC investigation? Expect your case to be delayed
HMRC is operating in the same strange new world as the rest of us. And many of us need their help to sort out the financial impact of the health crisis. This is the government [...]
Why are some people angry at Richard Branson’s request for government help?
It seems that there has always been a rather uneasy relationship between Richard Branson and the Treasury. The Virgin Groups’ reaction to the COVID-19 crisis has provoked an angry response from some quarters. It is [...]