Employers to start paying part of furloughed workers' wages from September

Rishi Sunak

But firms will have to start paying NI and pension costs from August

The government has confirmed details of its extended furlough programme – with the state continuing to pay the full wages of employees until the end of August.

The plans were confirmed by chancellor Rishi Sunak at Downing Street’s 5pm daily briefing this afternoon.

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