The government has reorganised its advice sections. Earlier advice is provided below but please follow these links for the current advice:
- Reopen your business safely during coronavirus (COVID‑19)
- Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Check if you should go back into work
- Safe working in education, childcare and children’s social care
You can also find relevant guidance under the new “Business support” advice section from the government:
Business Support
Funding and support
- Find financial support for your business
- Find out what support your business representative organisation (BRO) offers
- Coronavirus support for business from outside government
- Additional government resources to support your business during coronavirus disruptions
- Find out how other businesses have used government support and are reopening safely
- Support for UK businesses trading internationally
- Rules that have been relaxed to help businesses during the coronavirus pandemic
- Register your business for the Eat Out to Help Out scheme
Self-employed people and sole traders
- Claim a grant through the Self-employment Income Support Scheme
- Self-employment and Universal Credit
- If you cannot pay your tax bill on time
- Negotiate a mortgage payment holiday
Your responsibilities as an employer
- Claim back Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)
- Find out what to do if your employee needs time off to look after dependants
- Which expenses are taxable if your employees work from home
- Apprenticeships: how they can continue
- Guidance for Tier 2, 4 and 5 visa sponsors of people affected by coronavirus
How to run your business safely
- Reopen your business safely during coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Find out how to make your workplace COVID-secure
- How to carry out a COVID-19 risk assessment
- Cleaning your workplace safely
- Keep records of staff, customers and visitors to support NHS Test and Trace
- NHS Test and Trace service for employers, businesses and workers
What businesses should be closed
Previous advice
Guidance for employees, employers and businesses in providing advice about the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.
Published 25 February 2020
Last updated 24 March 2020 — see all updates
From:Public Health England and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Guidance for employers and businesses on coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19: support for businesses
COVID-19: guidance for employees
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP): employer guide
Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for UK businesses – Guidance for UK businesses trading internationally
COVID-19: cleaning of non-healthcare settings
Details
This guidance will assist employers and businesses in providing advice to their staff on:
- the novel coronavirus, COVID-19
- how to help prevent spread of COVID-19
- what to do if someone has symptoms of COVID-19 has been in business settings
- eligibility for sick pay
This guidance also provides details of support available to businesses including:
- a Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
- deferring VAT and Income Tax payments
- statutory sick pay relief package for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
- a 12-month business rates holiday for all retail, hospitality, leisure and nursery businesses in England
- small business grant funding of £10,000 for all business in receipt of small business rate relief or rural rate relief
- grant funding of £25,000 for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses with property with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
- the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme to support long-term viable businesses who may need to respond to cash-flow pressures by seeking additional finance
- a new lending facility from the Bank of England to help support liquidity among larger firms, helping them bridge coronavirus disruption to their cash flows through loans
- the HMRC Time To Pay Scheme to help with tax
Published 25 February 2020
Last updated 24 March 2020 + show all updates