Kent Invicta LIVE: Furloughing – Job Retention Scheme Webinar And Q&A

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Join us for a live webinar hosted by Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce’s board member Andrew Metcalf. Joining Andrew, Catherine Daw Brachers LLP who will provide an overview of the support available to help employers and your employees deal with the economic impacts of COVID-19. Also Alyson Howard MHA MacIntyre Hudson discussing crisis management around the JRS and how to manage business cashflow.

The Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) introduced the concept of furlough to support organisations and help reduce the need for redundancies during the current pandemic. The furlough guidance has been updated a number times since the scheme was introduced at the end of March and HMRC’s Directions on how the scheme will work were announced on 15 March. The HMRC claims portal is planned to go live on 20 April.

In this webinar Catherine will provide guidance on the structure of the furlough scheme, who you can claim for and how to claim. Crucially, she will also explain the details which might have been missed and which could make the difference between a claim being successful, or being rejected. Alongside Catherine, Alyson will be at hand to walk you through how the new online portal works, how to manage your business cashflow and much more.

About Catherine Daw:

Partner and Head of Employment and HR, Brachers LLP

Catherine Daw is Partner and Head of the Employment and HR team at Brachers. Catherine joined the firm on qualification in 1999 and became a Partner in 2003. She has a reputation for providing clear, practical and client-focussed advice. She is an experienced and pragmatic lawyer and is highly experienced in representing employers on all aspects of employment law including restructures, TUPE transfers, employment tribunal claims and contracts of employment.

Catherine has recently featured as an expert guest speaker on KMTV and BBC Radio Kent to share her expertise on employment law issues relating to the current coronavirus pandemic.

About Alyson Howard:

Alyson has been a partner looking after Kent businesses for over 25 years, and is a charity specialist with MHA MacIntyre Hudson. Alyson is a specialist Education and Not for Profit Audit partner. She joined MHA MacIntyre Hudson in 2018 as part of the firm’s sector growth strategy. She advised the first converter academy in Kent and has gone on to advise the first academy PRU, special schools and those with PFI contracts assisting in the negotiation of revised funding streams to cater for special business cases.

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