It is common practice for director/shareholders to be paid a modest salary through PAYE and pay the balance of their remuneration in dividends.  This of course is perfectly permissible if the company has profits available to distribute to shareholders and there is no breach of directors’ duty.  Unfortunately, the dramatic effect that the Coronavirus is…

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The Government have announced that the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme, which will enable employers with fewer than 250 employees to claim Coronavirus-related Statutory Sick Pay will launch online on 26 May 2020.   Employers are eligible to use the scheme if:   they’re claiming for an employee who’s eligible for sick pay due to…

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