China Coronavirus

[Walter Cronc]

Jeez that's shocking. We're snookered then.

[Milltown Row2]

Jeez that's shocking. We're snookered then.

I thought there was money for self employed, maybe not same package though

[Ambrose]

Does the announcement by the govt today (willing to pay 80% of wages) cover self employed people or is it PAYE only?

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses

[armaghniac]

On a lighter theme, on boards.ie they are talking about why nobody in Monaghan has the pox.
- washing hands with the stuff used to wash diesel
- Cavan people wouldn't give it to them bu prefer to keep it for themselves
- Monaghan people are not good hosts
- and the virus  jumped  from bats  to humans, but the gap to Monaghan people is too great 

[Tony Baloney]

On a lighter theme, on boards.ie they are talking about why nobody in Monaghan has the pox.
- washing hands with the stuff used to wash diesel
- Cavan people wouldn't give it to them bu prefer to keep it for themselves
- Monaghan people are not good hosts
- and the virus  jumped  from bats  to humans, but the gap to Monaghan people is too great 

All of which seem reasonable explanations.

[knockitdown]

https://twitter.com/ghs/status/1241050245980708866?s=21

It's taken them almost 4 months, but finally no new cases (reported anyway)

[armaghniac]

Another good article from Tomas Pueyo
https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56

Basically you need to do a South Korea.

[seafoid]

https://www.ft.com/content/bc1cd972-6a8e-11ea-a3c9-1fe6fedcca75

Last week the health secretary, Matt Hancock, had to appeal to British industry to make medical equipment including ventilators, after the EU imposed an export ban.

[seafoid]

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/coronavirus-community-transmission-now-main-cause-of-irish-cases-1.4208228

More people in Ireland have contracted coronavirus in the community than as a result of foreign travel, the latest figures show.

A total of 137 community transmission cases have been recorded, according to an analysis of confirmed cases, with 132 infections linked to foreign travel.

[screenexile]

An update on the Key Workers our local school has 210 kids and 4 pupils need the key worker provision and only 3 days a week so more than manageable fair play people aren't taking the piss at a time like this.

I hope other schools are the same!

[omagh_gael]

Lads wondering if I could get your thoughts. Me and my mate set up a consultancy and training firm last year. We got our first contract and employ a speech and language therapist and occupational therapist 3 days per week each alongside the work we do. We do not employ them through PAYE, they're technically self employed themselves. The service we work in is at high risk of being temporarily shut down due to the vulnerability of the clients to Covid19 meaning our contract will likely be suspended too for the duration.

Am I right in thinking that none of us will be entitled to the 80% scheme announced by the government? I think my reading is that we may only be entitled to the universal credit equivalent. Another headache is that we aren't even a year through our contract so we have not have any tax returns as our business started after April 2019.

[Smokin Joe]

Lads wondering if I could get your thoughts. Me and my mate set up a consultancy and training firm last year. We got our first contract and employ a speech and language therapist and occupational therapist 3 days per week each alongside the work we do. We do not employ them through PAYE, they're technically self employed themselves. The service we work in is at high risk of being temporarily shut down due to the vulnerability of the clients to Covid19 meaning our contract will likely be suspended too for the duration.

Am I right in thinking that none of us will be entitled to the 80% scheme announced by the government? I think my reading is that we may only be entitled to the universal credit equivalent. Another headache is that we aren't even a year through our contract so we have not have any tax returns as our business started after April 2019.

It's not what you want to hear, but the 80% grant is only for PAYE workers.

[Ty4Sam]

Lads wondering if I could get your thoughts. Me and my mate set up a consultancy and training firm last year. We got our first contract and employ a speech and language therapist and occupational therapist 3 days per week each alongside the work we do. We do not employ them through PAYE, they're technically self employed themselves. The service we work in is at high risk of being temporarily shut down due to the vulnerability of the clients to Covid19 meaning our contract will likely be suspended too for the duration.

Am I right in thinking that none of us will be entitled to the 80% scheme announced by the government? I think my reading is that we may only be entitled to the universal credit equivalent. Another headache is that we aren't even a year through our contract so we have not have any tax returns as our business started after April 2019.

Unfortunately it would seem so. £94 a week! There is pressure building though so hopefully they address it. There are 5 million self employed in UK, surely they have to come up with something for them.

[omagh_gael]

Cheers lads, was certain we'd fallen into the dreaded grey area. I saw someone on twitter there saying a paid employee on 30k will get 24k under new scheme. A self employed contractor will take home 4.8k.

Something has to give here you'd imagine.

[93-DY-SAM]

An update on the Key Workers our local school has 210 kids and 4 pupils need the key worker provision and only 3 days a week so more than manageable fair play people aren't taking the piss at a time like this.

I hope other schools are the same!

Times like this bring out the best in people and also the worst. Know of someone who is very well off, has a nanny to look after the kids and asked the school with a straight face if they qualified as a key worker because they used to be a nurse. FFS, what is wrong with people.  Some people have their heads so far up their arses.

Also, heard of government workers getting emails telling them they are key workers including one in particular who works in Belfast Castle. Crazy. Difficult for the schools as they are stuck between a rock and a hard place. There are good teachers trying their best and others who will treat this as a holiday. It's a time for new ideas and thinking outside the box.