Chancellor announces post-furlough Job Support Scheme

The construction industry will welcome that the Government has announced post-furlough support. As part of the Winter Economy Plan package of measures, the Chancellor outlined a new Job Support Scheme (JSS). It replaces the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which closes on 31 October 2020.

In this article, James Hutchinson explains this new scheme and comments on how this will impact the construction industry.