UPDATE: DCMS respond to PPA letter written to Rt Hon Oliver Dowden MP, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, calling for the adjustments to government schemes intended to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus in order to provide greater support for UK publishers.
Audience engagement agency Gold Key Media, part of the Frontline Group, continues to remain fully operational throughout the Coronavirus crisis.
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended by one month to reflect continuing social distancing measures.
The online claim service for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be launched on GOV.UK on Monday 20 April 2020. Any entity with a UK payroll can apply, including businesses, charities, recruitment agencies and public authorities. To prepare to make your claim you will need:
A government-backed loan scheme for large businesses affected by coronavirus has been expanded to cover all viable firms, the Chancellor announced.
As the news trade adapts to the current lockdown, the industry charity NewstrAid, highlights the wide range of services on offer to anyone with a news trade connection facing hardship, including those in work.
PPA & Lewis Silkin Webinar
How governments across the EU are stabilising business and mitigating the economic impact of the COVID-19 virus.
A breakdown of the key features of government schemes relevant to publishers.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP announced the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme, which will allow self-employed people facing financial difficulties to receive 80% of their monthly wages, covered by the Government.
Commercial tenants who cannot pay their rent because of coronavirus will be protected from eviction.
As the situation with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and epidemic develops and rapidly changes the lives of all of us here in the UK, the PPA team are working hard to support our members and help all of us through this crisis.
