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It’s not the employee that needs help, it’s the business. I’m projecting a 50% decline in revenue (which is far less bad than many other industries). With that projection, I run out of cash in two months. This scheme would allow me to keep employed more people for a longer time, which is my...

The payment is made to the business, not the employee. The employee remains on payroll (rather than being made redundant), and the employer claims back from HMRC up to £2.5k/mth. I do agree that its main benefit is for low-medium paid employees, rather than high earners. However, the scheme...

Absolutely - in your industry. For many others, not so easy for the Govt to check whether a staff member is actually “furloughed” or not. I’m a bit concerned that some less ethical businesses will claim this cash even though the staff member(s) is/are still working. Even harder for the Govt to...

Best place for info, IMO: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses#support-for-businesses-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme Details are sketchy so far, but I’d be confident that the £2.5k refers to...

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Well, I’m going to give it a go. Good luck, OP.

Decent idea. Done

Nice thought. I’m happy to check up on an elderly relative if they live in Cambs or (less frequently) London.

Your "friend" may want to try this.

My partner and I used Norwegian a couple of weeks ago for 4 flights to and from, err, Norway; everything about the experience was spot on. The travel industry is in for a real kicking, I’m afraid. Good luck to those employed by it...

Done - thx for posting this.

I imagine El Presidente might be.

FFS. It’s flu. Currently, the global death toll is <.01% of those who died of the Spanish flu pandemic. Get a grip FFS. Rant over.

If offered 56 points now, I must say I’d be inclined to take that.

Swansea lost.

You and I think similarly on this issue. I’d summarise it as “Too many cooks...”

For reasons I can’t really explain, the word “knob” springs to mind. Followed by “banker”. Very odd.

Hmm. I’m flying to the US today for a whistle stop tour round customers and partners. I’ve been told that Microsoft have closed their HQ (Covid-19), so I’m unlikely be flying out West. That could give me a day off in Miami. 3:15 hour drive to KSC. Hmm. Time for Google.

My partner is a Research Fellow at a major London Uni, one of the few that requires very little teaching by their researchers, instead allowing them (currently, though there's whispers that this will change) to focus on, err, research. Her PI, a Prof of international standing and a Departmental...

Blue and white stripe(s). Like it.