Employers won't have to start paying part of furloughed workers' wages until September

By Jordan Marshall2020-05-29T12:29:00

But firms will have to begin making NI and pension payments from August

The government has confirmed details of its extended furlough programme with the state continuing to pay 80% of employees' wages up to a maximum of £2,500 a month until the end of August.

The plans were announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak at Downing Street’s daily covid-19 briefing this afternoon.

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