COVID-19: financial support for small and medium-sized businesses

On Friday 20 March, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the government’s plan to help businesses access grants to cover 80% of the wage costs of furloughed workers up to a maximum of £2500 per month per employee.

You may be asking yourself what your business has to do in the meantime when you need access to funds now? There are a number of sources of funds/relief available.

In this new guide, our partner, Citation, has summarised the funds available for small to medium-sized businesses, which businesses are eligible and guidance on how to access them.

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Citation’s coronavirus business toolkit

With daily increases of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, Citation is also putting together a wider toolkit of essential resources that can help safeguard your business against COVID-19, including:

·         Guide (updated daily): the most frequently asked questions around the HR and Employment Law implications of coronavirus;

·         Guide (updated daily): the most frequently asked questions around the Health & Safety implications of coronavirus;

·         A guide to temporary homeworking

·         Top tips on how to maintain the wellbeing of your employees while they work from home;

·         Who is considered a key worker?

·         Free hand hygiene training module for employees;

·         Managing risks to staff and your workplace.

Stay up-to-date with all the changes by reading Citation’s latest COVID-19 guidance.

Got any questions about how you’ll be affected?

Please call 0345 844 1111 to speak to a friendly advisor, or leave your details and query here. If you are a member of a trade association, just let us know which when making an enquiry.