On 25 June 2020 a further Treasury Direction was published to modify the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) for the period 1 July to 31 October 2020. The Treasury Direction sets out the legal framework which underpins the CJRS. When the CJRS was announced in March 2020 furloughed employees were not permitted to carry out work of any description. However, the CJRS will change on 1 July 2020 to provide ‘flexible furlough’ with further changes commencing on 1 August 2020 to introduce the obligation on employers to contribute towards furlough pay until the CJRS closes on 31 October 2020.

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