Opera 3 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

By Suzie Cowling|15th April 2020

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Whitepaper

Pegasus Software have released a whitepaper on how to process furloughed staff on Opera 3 Payroll. The Coronavirus Job Retention scheme is a temporary scheme open to all UK employers for at least 3 months starting from 1st March 2020. It is designed to support employers whose operations have been severely affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19).

The online service you’ll use to claim is not available yet, HMRC expect it to be available by the end of April 2020. Further details concerning the Portal and claim procedures are expected to be published by HRMC towards the end of April 2020.

Items covered in the Pegasus Whitepaper cover what you will need to make a claim; processing the scheme in Opera 3; setting up a payroll group; new nominal codes; payment profiles, pension contributions and reporting. Download your copy here

HMRC have produced a series of useful videos and webinars regarding the support available to help you run your business through the coronavirus pandemic.

The “Running your business through the coronavirus pandemic” video provides an overview of the support available to help businesses deal with the economic impact of coronavirus including:

the deferral of VAT and Income Tax payments
the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
the HMRC Time to Pay Scheme and more

Opera 3 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

DCS 40^th Anniversary Easter Competition Terms & Conditions

· As the competition runs up to the 14th of April the prize will be sent out asap, however, the winner will most likely receive the prize after the Easter weekend.

· The Promotors competitions with entry via Twitter and/or LinkedIn are open only to residents of Great Britain (excluding Northern Ireland). One (1) winner will be chosen at random from all entrants and across all platforms.

· No purchase is necessary. Winners will not be required to pay to enter the competition.

· Entrants must be over 18 years old on the date of their entry.

· Employees of The Promoter are not eligible to enter.

· Twitter or LinkedIn are not in any way affiliated or involved in the competition.

· Only one entry per social platform per person will be accepted.

· The Prize will be awarded to a randomly selected winner who has entered on Twitter or LinkedIn, using a random number generator. The Promoter will not be held liable if the named prize becomes unavailable or cannot be fulfilled.

· The Promoter will not be held liable for any failure of receipt of entries. The Promoter takes no responsibility for any entries which are lost, delayed, illegible, corrupted, damaged, incomplete or otherwise invalid.

· To the extent permitted by applicable law, The Promoter’s liability under or in connection with the competition or these terms and conditions shall be limited to the cost price of the Prize in question.

· Prizes are non-negotiable, non-transferable and non-refundable. No cash alternative is available. Where a Prize becomes unavailable for any reason, the promoter reserves the right to substitute that prize for a prize of equal or higher value.

· The name, address, email address and phone number of the winner must be provided to The Promoter if requested and will be shared to enable the fulfilment of the Prize.

· In the event of unforeseen circumstances beyond The Promoter’s reasonable control, the promoter reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition or these terms and conditions, either in whole or in part, with or without notice.

· The Promoter’s decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.

· The winner’s name and social media username may be posted on the social media profiles of The Promotor after the winner has been selected.