Workers can return part-time without losing any furlough payments from July – a month earlier than previously planned - the Chancellor has announced Rishi Sunak confirmed details of the new 'flexible furlough' plan as he outlined details of the final phase of the scheme at Friday's Downing Street briefing.
He also announced a final self-employment coronavirus grant is to be made available and businesses must start paying towards the worker furlough scheme from August.
Freelancers will be able to claim up to £6,570 from that date, giving those workers access to a total coronavirus grant of up to £14,070 each.
The Chancellor had previously announced the plan to get businesses to contribute to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), but