The Government has revamped the Business Interruption Loan scheme to make it more attractive to business owners. We wanted to let you know that the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CBIL) Scheme has been revamped after it has come under considerable and deserved criticism. The Institute of Financial Accountants reported on 3 April that £90M of...Read More

There has been a further update on Saturday to the guidance surrounding this scheme. Apprentices can be furloughed. They can continue to be trained whilst furloughed. If training then the apprentice must be paid at least the Apprenticeship Minimum Wage/NMW or NLW during the training period. The difference between the 80% of the wage and...Read More

COVID-19: Company Directors and Shareholders Many of the queries we at Fyfe Moir & Associates have had to handle in recent days relate to Company Directors and there is clearly much confusion in this area. Many small companies are run by just one or two directors and have no other employees. I have written this...Read More